by mark | Mar 17, 2021 | News
More than one million hours of emergency response work. That sentence sums up 2020 for Corpsmembers in the CCC. From wildfires, base camps, and erosion control to COVID response at food banks, surge hospitals and elsewhere. The Corps Network honored the CCC’s...
by mark | Mar 4, 2021 | News
We’re often asked what it is Corpsmembers do in the CCC. For CCC Los Padres Corpsmember Irene Sonido Avila, she’s done everything from improve forest health in our Save Our Sierra program to moving a creek—literally—doing fisheries work. Irene has also volunteered...
by mark | Feb 25, 2021 | News
COVID-19 vaccines are getting into the arms of Californians and Corpsmembers are helping make that happen. CCC crews helped the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) turn parking lots into...
by mark | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Protecting homes from wildfire is something CCC Corpsmembers help to do every day. Over the last few months, Monterey Bay Center Corpsmembers camped for eight straight days in Crestmoor Canyon. The open space area is more than 70 acres in size and sits just west of...
by mark | Feb 10, 2021 | News
What can you get in a year with the California Conservation Corps? Well, a lot of things, but certifications and tool training are two big components. Whether its learning to buck and limb trees, run a woodchipper or operate a vibroplate, there’s a lot you can learn...
by mark | Dec 23, 2020 | News
This is their drinking water and they’re doing their part to protect it. CCC Solano Center Corpsmembers know how to dig trenches and secure straw wattle to keep potentially toxic wildfire debris and ash from entering local watersheds. It’s an assignment they’ve taken...
