by Chris Van Horne | Dec 20, 2024 | Forest Health, News
Salinas Forestry Crew Makes a Difference While Finding Career Paths Salinas Corpsmember Tommy Castro uses a chain saw to fell a burned hazard tree as part of a water pipeline replacement project through Big Basin Redwoods State Park. More than four years after the...
by Chris Van Horne | Nov 25, 2024 | Emergency Response, News
For 30 days straight, Corpsmembers from across California found themselves working in a strange new land. Temperatures scorched past 90 with humidity at 80-percent or more. They wore full protective suits and respirators. They encountered piles of sand, debris, and...
by Chris Van Horne | Nov 13, 2024 | News, Veterans Corps Fisheries Program
Military veteran Keoni Fisher is taking on a new mission that may sound a little fishy. Literally. “We’re trying to ensure the survival of steelhead,” Keoni said. After his military service, Keoni joined the California Conservation Corps’ Veterans...
by michael.daniel | Oct 11, 2024 | Backcountry Trails, News, Trails
“I wasn’t really expecting how much our crew would really be in sync and close together.” Elliot RussellBackcountry Corpsmember Another season of the CCC Backcountry Trails Program is in the books. The memories though, will carry on for those who...
by Chris Van Horne | Oct 9, 2024 | Built Environment, News
Exploring Career Pathways, While Clearing Paths For Fish Watch! Corpsmembers from the Chico, Redding, and Siskiyou centers learn how to complete fish passage surveys with Caltrans. CCC Corpsmembers are giving endangered fish a fighting chance! By identifying obstacles...
by michael.daniel | Oct 2, 2024 | Habitat Restoration, News
“None of the other centers have a really specific task like this, and its really made me appreciate salmon.” Ryan TaylorFortuna Center Gripping. Hoisting. Pulling. Anchoring. The start of the Salmon Restoration Project season—we just call it SRP—is one...