by Chris Van Horne | Aug 13, 2024 | News
Lunches are packed, backpacks are loaded up, and it’s back to learning lessons across California. We’re not talking exclusively about school, we’re talking about the daily experience of hands-on experience and education of the California Conservation Corps. “Why not...
by lidia.lepe-banales | Aug 7, 2024 | Forest Health, News
“…I have the opportunity to actually do something, it’s really important to me that I take it.” Trinity GebhardtCCC Chico Center While the Park Fire rages on in the Northstate, it’s a harsh reminder of why our Corpsmembers commit as much time...
by lidia.lepe-banales | Jul 31, 2024 | Internships, News
“It means a lot because you know you’re doing something right, you know that your teaching the next generation of conservationists… ” Gigi Munoz CCC Inland Empire Center It’s one thing to hear about a possible career pathway, its another...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 10, 2024 | News, Trails
Team Work Siskiyou Center Corpsmembers work to brush an overgrown trail in Klamath National Forest using hand tools. Clearing trails is not exactly a speed sport. With more than 100 miles of day hike trails available in the Klamath National Forest, it means days upon...
by lidia.lepe-banales | Jul 3, 2024 | Habitat Restoration, News, Southern
“Planting native species, we don’t have that opportunity very often, so it’s a privilege to be out here.” Kailee LayaoenCCC San Diego Center Logistics. Science. And exercising those green thumbs. It’s how CCC San Diego Corpsmembers spent...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
‘First of Its Kind’: Corpsmembers Graduate Special Fire Academy Three dozen Corpsmembers completed a special, CCC-only fire academy in Riverside County, which included live fire drills and certifications that allow Corpsmembers to find meaningful fire careers across...