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A year of paid service in the California Conservation Corps can put you on a path to success, where you’ll get paid to train and transform your life!
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The California Conservation Corps offers young adults the opportunity to work and live at nine residential centers across California. Alternatively, you can stay closer to home and report to one of our 15 non-residential locations throughout the state.
Latest CCC Updates
Spiking and Hiking Along the Central Coast
Corpsmembers from Santa Maria spent their summer spiking near Big Sur to complete a variety of State Parks projects, an experience that they’ll long remember.
Enjoying the View, While Improving Trail Access and Safety
CCC Los Angeles Corpsmembers transform a well-worn trail to a more accessible viewpoint.
Watershed Stewards Safeguard Steelhead in San Luis Obispo
WSP Corpsmembers are taking science to the streams. Using top rods, stadia rods, and YSIs, they’re measuring water flow and quality to safeguard steelhead trout – a threatened fish species that plays a big role in keeping the ecosystem balanced.
Gears and Grease Propel Corpsmembers into Mechanic Careers
Corpsmembers at the Los Padres Center may be able to rev up their automative repair careers and find a passion with civil service careers keeping fleets rolling.