by mark | Aug 27, 2021 | News
California Conservation Corps Corpsmembers are set to put in a record number of hours to help put out the state’s intensifying wildfires. In the last 12 months, Corpsmembers have worked more than a million hours fighting wildfires. Much of the battle is being fought...
by mark | Aug 25, 2021 | News
Swinging hand tools and running a chain saw as flames flicker mere feet away. It’s hard to describe the experience as anything other than ‘intense.’ It’s what our CCC Pomona and CCC San Diego fire crews have been doing the past week on the Caldor Fire in El...
by mark | Aug 21, 2021 | News
You never know when or where you’ll find your life’s passion. At the CCC Fresno Center, our Corpsmembers are finding their passion for forestry careers. The chain saws are not scary, but the knowledge and hands-on training these Corpsmembers gain—while...
by mark | Aug 18, 2021 | News
Returning our lands to their natural state. It’s no easy task, just ask our CCC San Diego Corpsmembers. In partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, they’ve been pulling invasive species, planting natives and improving the infrastructure of San Diego’s...
by mark | Aug 11, 2021 | News
It’s as if there is something sacred about this work. No power tools. No heavy equipment. Everything is done by hand. Nothing that would create so much as a spark. “I like to think that we’re giving the trail a makeover,” said CCC Ukiah Corpsmember Madison Troop. She...
by mark | Aug 6, 2021 | News, Wildland Firefighting
CCC Magalia Culinary Corpsmembers are working long hours in high-pressure conditions. In the past few weeks, the kitchen crews have been feeding dozens of CCC wildland firefighters operating out of the facility. More than twice as many as normal as crews from across...
