by Beth Hotchkiss | Sep 9, 2024 | Culinary, News
Extra Hours, Work in Magalia Kitchen Keeps Park Fire Crews Fueled Magalia Culinary Corpsmembers serve California National Guard, CAL FIRE, and CCC wildland firefighters after a 10-to 12-hour shift on the Park Fire. When large-scale wildfires ignite, everyone does...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Sep 6, 2024 | Internships, News
Taking a Deep Dive into Water Resources Careers Chico Corpsmember Caitlin Patterson pulls a measuring device across Burney Creek to record data as part of her internship with Department of Water Resources. Finding a career you can be passionate about and enjoy, is not...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Aug 30, 2024 | All, Built Environment, News
Keeping Costs Down, Lights On, And California Green with Retrofitting Sacramento Corpsmembers help improve energy efficiency by installing energy efficient lighting systems. It’s amazing the difference a new light bulb can make, especially when you’ve...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Aug 15, 2024 | News, Trails
How do you get large planks of wood down a trail to build a bridge? Very carefully and with some creativity. CCC Redding Corpsmembers put their physical and mental might to work on the Canyon Hollow Trail earlier this year on the southwest side of town. The finished...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 13, 2024 | News
Lunches are packed, backpacks are loaded up, and it’s back to learning lessons across California. We’re not talking exclusively about school, we’re talking about the daily experience of hands-on experience and education of the California Conservation Corps. “Why not...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 10, 2024 | News, Trails
Team Work Siskiyou Center Corpsmembers work to brush an overgrown trail in Klamath National Forest using hand tools. Clearing trails is not exactly a speed sport. With more than 100 miles of day hike trails available in the Klamath National Forest, it means days upon...