CCC 50th Media Toolkit

Soundbites

JP Patton, Director – California Conservation Corps

B-Roll

Historic B-Roll:

• San Diego Center: 26th Street Trail at Balboa Park – July 26, 2022
• Tulare Lake – Corcoran Flood Response – May 18, 2023
• NOAA Veterans Corps Fisheries Program: Chorro Creek – September 18, 2024
• Florida – Hurricanes Helene & Milton Response – San Diego Center – November 7 & 8, 2024
• Chico, Redding, & Siskiyou Centers: Flood Fighter Training – Nov. 20, 2025

CCC Flickr Account – Features recent project, emergency response, and training opportunities

CCC San Diego & Vista Centers – Recent and historic photos of CCC crews from the San Diego and Vista Centers, and historic Escondido Center.

• 138,000+ Corpsmembers have enrolled in the CCC since 1976
• 86+ million hours of natural resource work
• 14+ million hours of emergency response work
• 25+ million trees planted
• 13,895 miles of backcountry trails built or maintained since 1979
• CCC established by Senate Bill 1575, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on July 7, 1976
• CCC’s sunset clause removed in 1983 by Senate Bill 424, signed by Governor George Deukmejian, making the CCC a permanent state agency
• The CCC completes projects with a public benefit across all 58 of California’s
  counties
• In 1978, Corpsmembers were able to earn $5,303 per year in the CCC; In 2026, Corpsmembers receive a monthly stipend of $2,814 per month