by mark | Oct 22, 2021 | News
It’s what they signed up for, but this firefight was personal. Intense flames and torching trees. A rush to scratch out fire breaks around cabins and homes. All while being evacuated themselves. The Corpsmembers of the CCC Tahoe fire crews battled flames and emotions...
by mark | Oct 15, 2021 | News
Corpsmembers regularly help with habitat restoration projects. Building a habitat is taking it to a whole other level. CCC Delta Corpsmembers are in the midst of creating a new experience for visitors to San Joaquin County’s Micke Grove Zoo. Corpsmembers are giving...
by mark | Oct 8, 2021 | News
The threat of wildfires and climate change has many Californians wondering about the health of the state’s forests. The young adults of the California Conservation Corps are not only concerned about the impact of drought on our trees and wildlands, they are doing...
by mark | Oct 6, 2021 | News
After five months living and working off-the-grid in California’s most scenic, and rural, places the Backcountry Trails Program crews returned home. Their successes from places like Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Inyo, Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, and Stanislaus include:...
by mark | Oct 1, 2021 | News
The work to help our wildfire impacted communities does not end. CCC Chico Corpsmembers have been laying straw wattle, rock bag, silt socks, and sandbags for nearly a month now. On September 27, the crew began work in Grizzly Flats in El Dorado County, which was...
by mark | Sep 22, 2021 | News
They’re back at home getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation—for now. CCC Placer Center fire crews know they could be back on 24-hour shifts tackling the state’s most difficult fires at a moment’s notice. It’s what they do. Recently, on the Caldor Fire, the...
