by mark | Nov 18, 2020 | News
Rebuilding and rehabilitating after a massive wildfire can take years. CCC Delta and Tahoe Corpsmembers are helping start the process at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. Armed with log tongs, chain saws, and McLeods, they’re helping protect damaged...
by mark | Nov 4, 2020 | News
If you ask us, this is a huge deal. Or, more accurately, a hügel deal. This summer, our CCC Inland Empire Forestry Corps crew got some hands-on experience with an ancient agricultural technique known as Hügelkultur. At the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic...
by mark | Oct 28, 2020 | News
Long after the fire trucks have come and gone, the threat to a community impacted by wildfire remains. It’s a less obvious threat than a towering inferno destroying homes and ripping through forests and hillsides. It is a hidden threat that arrives with winter rains...
by mark | Oct 14, 2020 | News
Sixteen-hour days for 14 to 21 straight days. It’s the current life of a CCC Corpsmember and one they know serves a bigger purpose—the communities we serve. With wildfires ravaging parts of the state these last few months, our Corpsmembers have been working far from...
by mark | Oct 7, 2020 | News
Flames burning on all sides. Three homes sitting in their path. Armed with hand tools—and assisted by engines—the Corpsmembers of CCC Fortuna 1 stepped into the action last week on the Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties. Through intense heat, and in steep...
by mark | Sep 23, 2020 | News
The fight against the Creek Fire in Fresno County is a personal one. Especially for several CCC Los Padres Center Corpsmembers who grew up nearby, went hunting around Shaver Lake with family, and have friends with homes in the area. The crews, known as Toro 1 and 2,...
