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Sacramento Energy Corps Brightens Lives, Lights on Retrofit Projects

A year ago, Eugene Kalinovsky couldn’t tell you the difference between a ballast, a tombstone, or a baffle. Now, he’s not only relied upon by others but is looking forward to a career in the energy industry. Eugene is among the several dozen California Conservation...

Corpsmember Story: Julian Marenco

Outdoor work is taking center stage for CCC Inland Empire Corpsmember Julian Marenco. He’s performing fuel reduction projects with the CCC Forestry Corps, reducing the threat of wildfire in around his hometown of San Bernardino and in Riverside County. A day’s work...

Corpsmember Story: Jesse Urenda

You never know when an opportunity to try something will spark a bigger life decision. For CCC Los Padres Corpsmember Jesse Urenda, it was the chance to join the new Toro 1 fire crew. It’s hard work, it’s physically exhausting, but he says it’s now what he wants to do...

Corpsmember Story: Jaime Knox

Jaime Knox isn’t afraid of hard work—even if its means a few hundred shovelfuls of dirt in a day. She’s embraced the physical and mental challenges at the CCC Tahoe Center. While Jaime figures out her career path, she believes her CCC experience will help her do...

San Joaquin River Invasive Plant Removal

Hands-on, back-aching work in often muddy and sweltering conditions. It may not sound like fun, but this group of CCC Fresno Corpsmembers will tell you it’s all worth it to improve their local ecosystem. They’re pulling out an invasive plant species by the roots—often...