we are the california conservation corps
Watch: Learn About the CCC!
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!
Our Mission
To protect and enhance California’s natural resources and communities while empowering and developing young adults through hard work and education.
Who
We are 1,587 Corpsmembers strong
What
The nation’s largest & longest running corps program
When
Young adults enroll year-round
Where
Based at 25 locations, we serve all of California
Get Paid While
You Train
Corpsmembers receive hands-on training across many different career pathways in natural resources fields. Availability does vary by center and may have additional requirements, but the CCC’s main year-round program offers opportunities in the following areas:
Making A Difference
CCC Chico Center Corpsmember Trinity Gebhardt uses a McLeod while preparing an area for a prescribed burn as part of the CCC Forestry Corps in Magalia, CA.
Our Locations
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 commute to one of our 15 non-residential locations throughout the state.
Latest CCC Updates
CCC crews have been working with CDFA to help stop the spread of Med Fly in Alameda County.
Eight Corpsmembers are spending six weeks in Chile, maintaining and restoring the trail network in Torres Del Paine National Park.
Chico Corpsmembers worked quickly before winter rains arrived to create natural barriers and filtration systems to protect Big Chico Creek and its native wildlife.