by mark | Sep 26, 2023 | News
This past summer, CCC Backcountry Corpsmembers exchanged the comforts of home for five and a half months in California’s wilderness areas. “At first it feels like a camping trip, but then you realize you’re here for the long haul,” said Corpsmember Evan Pyle who was...
by mark | Sep 21, 2023 | News
Months after Typhoon Mawar—a category 4 hurricane—hit the U.S. Territory of Guam, California Conservation Corps crews from across the state assembled to led helping hands and chain saws. After a more than 16-hour flight, the Corpsmembers from Los Angeles, Pomona,...
by mark | Sep 1, 2023 | News
You’ve likely seen those Instagram moments in Yosemite National Park — sunrise over Half Dome, low clouds misting around Wawona. For six women this summer, snagging some social media snapshots wasn’t their reason for traveling to Yosemite Valley. No, they made the...
by mark | Aug 9, 2023 | Forest Health, News
Forestry Corps Collects Data with Purpose Fresno Corpsmembers traverse the fire damaged Sequoia National Forest as part of a tree regrowth survey project. Up. Down. Left. Right. Young adults in the CCC Forestry Corps navigate a maze of toppled trees and knee-high...
by mark | Aug 4, 2023 | News
Lights, wires, action! Young adults in CCC’s Energy Corps are training for careers in the clean energy sector through a year of hands-on, paid service to California. “I came into the CCC not knowing anything besides flipping on a light switch,” said CCC Norwalk...
by mark | Jul 13, 2023 | News
Curiosity. Sometimes that’s all you need to start a career in conservation. “How did these hiking trails get here?” Azucena “Oz” Peraza wondered. Perhaps it’s from people walking on same path over and over? After joining the California Conservation Corps (CCC), they...
