by mark | Jul 14, 2021 | News
Covered in dirt. Hauling a chainsaw up steep terrain for miles on end. Navigating rocks and heavy brush. CCC Los Piños Center Corpsmembers embrace it all. Even getting covered in ants. Why? They want to pursue careers in firefighting and the center near Lake Elsinore...
by mark | Jul 8, 2021 | News
There’s no doubt about it, wildland firefighting is a challenge. For our CCC Pomona Corpsmembers it’s one they take on knowing the positive impacts their hard work provides. They’re helping to protect their community and state. And, they’re benefitting themselves with...
by mark | Jun 30, 2021 | News
A dozen years closed to the public. Tens of thousands of work hours by Corpsmembers. The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is once again open to the public. Corpsmembers from CCC Los Padres and Monterey Bay centers, as well as the Backcountry Trails...
by mark | Jun 25, 2021 | News
It may not be a city they’d heard of before, but these Corpsmembers are making the CCC Ukiah Center home. Project work takes them from the mountains of the Mendocino National Forest to the Mendocino coastline. The work experience provides them with hands-on training...
by mark | Jun 18, 2021 | News
Whether you’re interested in a wildland firefighting career, or just want to challenge yourself, the CCC Placer Center is a place you can do both. Corpsmembers join the fire crew to help launch their dream fire careers, or simply to gain work experience for a...
by mark | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Steep canyons. Thick brush. Hard work. But, it’s all worth it. CCC Pomona and Los Angeles Corpsmembers spent weeks clearing 10 acres of brush along homes and in the canyons and parks of Sierra Madre, near Pasadena. The fuel reduction work not only protects...
