by mark | Sep 3, 2021 | News
For many who live in and around Shaver Lake, this Labor Day Weekend a summer celebration may be the last thing on their minds. The Creek Fire tore through the community nearly a year ago to the day. Hundreds of homes lost, and thousands of acres of forest burned. “I...
by mark | Sep 1, 2021 | News
The flames are out. The forest is decimated. This is where the CCC Solano Forestry Corps is helping make a difference. Corpsmembers are assisting our partners at the L.A. Moran Reforestation Center in Davis care and prepare seedlings for re-planting of the...
by mark | Aug 27, 2021 | News
California Conservation Corps Corpsmembers are set to put in a record number of hours to help put out the state’s intensifying wildfires. In the last 12 months, Corpsmembers have worked more than a million hours fighting wildfires. Much of the battle is being fought...
by mark | Aug 25, 2021 | News
Swinging hand tools and running a chain saw as flames flicker mere feet away. It’s hard to describe the experience as anything other than ‘intense.’ It’s what our CCC Pomona and CCC San Diego fire crews have been doing the past week on the Caldor Fire in El...
by mark | Aug 21, 2021 | News
You never know when or where you’ll find your life’s passion. At the CCC Fresno Center, our Corpsmembers are finding their passion for forestry careers. The chain saws are not scary, but the knowledge and hands-on training these Corpsmembers gain—while...
by mark | Aug 18, 2021 | News
Returning our lands to their natural state. It’s no easy task, just ask our CCC San Diego Corpsmembers. In partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, they’ve been pulling invasive species, planting natives and improving the infrastructure of San Diego’s...
