California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:54:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-17CCC_Logo_FINAL_RGB_OL-32x32.png California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov 32 32 CCC Culinary Gets Ready to Roll, Respond https://ccc.ca.gov/031126-ccc-culinary-gets-ready-to-roll-respond/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:54:02 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27823 Mobile Cooking Corpsmembers from all CCC centers gained hands-on training in Mobile Kitchen Unit operations during a three-day training. When disasters strike, fueling first responders becomes a critical support function. To fill this role, CCC Corpsmembers are training in a new…

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]]> CCC Honored with Senate Resolution Celebrating 50 Years of Service https://ccc.ca.gov/030326-ccc-honored-with-senate-resolution-celebrating-50-years-of-service/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:53:37 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27733 50 Years Honor Sen. John Laird presents a Senate Resolution to CCC Corpsmember of the Year Sandra Hernandez Jacinto on the floor of the California Senate. Image courtesy: California State Senate TV For 50 years, the California Conservation Corps (CCC) has…

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]]> Northstate Corpsmembers Train, Prepare for Flooding https://ccc.ca.gov/021126-northstate-corpsmembers-train-prepare-for-flooding/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:32:23 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27602 Training with Twine A Chico Center Corpsmember uses twine to tie to a stake and a sandbag as part of wave wash protection training in Red Bluff, CA. The State of California is no stranger to atmospheric river events. In December, heavy rains led to flooding in the Redding area.

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]]> Siskiyou: Sore Forearms, Strong Futures with Chainsaw Training https://ccc.ca.gov/siskiyou-sore-forearms-strong-futures-with-chainsaw-training_020626/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:13:43 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27589 “I’m definitely learning a lot of new techniques and just ways to make it a lot easier to run.” Logan Perry CCC Siskiyou Amazing and nerve-wracking. Two words that you don’t usually think will go together, but they do the trick when it…

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]]> Through Mud, Thorns, & Roots, Fortuna Corpsmembers Restore Headwaters Forest Reserve https://ccc.ca.gov/through-mud-thorns-roots-fortuna-corpsmembers-restore-headwaters-forest-reserve_012826/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:07:36 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27575 “When we do this hard work, we actually get to see what happens… the change in these areas.” Cameron Barrett CCC Fortuna It may not be a place a lot of people visit, and that’s why it’s important to keep its ecosystem thriving and…

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]]> A Path to Recovery, Pomona Corpsmembers Rehab Altadena Trail https://ccc.ca.gov/011626-a-path-to-recovery-pomona-corpsmembers-rehab-altadena-trail/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:54:44 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27516 Recovery in Action Pomona Corpsmembers spent several months working along the Chaney Trail in Altadena rehabilitating damaged portions of the popular hiking, horseback riding, and mountain bike riding trail. One year after wildfire burned through Los Angeles…

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]]> Sandra Hernandez Jacinto Selected as CCC Corpsmember of the Year https://ccc.ca.gov/121725_sandra-hernandez-selected-as-a-2026-corpsmember-of-the-year/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:35:04 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27419 “CCC has helped me find my voice, my confidence, and my purpose.” Sandra Hernandez Jacinto, Fresno Center The California Conservation Corps has selected Sandra Hernandez Jacinto as the 2025 Corpsmember of the Year. Sandra has also been named a 2026 Corpsmember of the Year by The…

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]]> CCC Takes to the Earth and Sky, Reforesting the Tahoe Basin https://ccc.ca.gov/121725_ccc-takes-to-the-earth-and-sky-reforesting-the-tahoe-basin/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:09:54 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27365 Rooted in Resilience CCC Corpsmembers partner with UC Davis to help Tahoe forests recover from wildfires, bring sugar pine back to the scene, and gain invaluable forestry experience. Young adults in the California Conservation Corps (CCC) are helping forests in the Tahoe Basin heal…

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]]> Near Palisades Burn Scar, Corpsmembers Work to Prevent Future Damage https://ccc.ca.gov/112126-near-palisades-burn-scar-corpsmembers-work-to-prevent-future-damage/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:19:07 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=28027 “That’s the type of skills you learn here in the C’s, get to learn all type of power tools.” Jose Bosquez CCC Pomona Center We’re the first to admit it, fuel reduction doesn’t sound all that interesting. Unfortunately — as we are all…

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]]> Weathering the Wilderness, Corpsmembers Help Install Backcountry Weather Station https://ccc.ca.gov/111725-weathering-the-wilderness-corpsmembers-help-install-backcountry-weather-station/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:15:06 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27164 “I’m really glad I said yes to this… it just opens up your entire horizon to new things.” Levai Jimenez CCC Delta Center Two California Conservation Corps crews recently teamed up with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to install…

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