by mark | Dec 17, 2020 | News
More than two years after the deadly and destructive Carr Fire and there is still work to do in and around Redding. CCC Shasta Cascade Corpsmembers are restoring and widening a busy biking and hiking trail damaged by the inferno. It’s hard work to widen and improve a...
by mark | Dec 9, 2020 | News
Project work in the CCC is more than just cutting down and chipping tree limbs and brush. It’s work that leaves a positive, lasting impact on a community and keeps neighborhoods safer from wildfire. The CCC Ukiah Center recently teamed up with the Mendocino County...
by mark | Dec 2, 2020 | News
The work to prevent wildfires big and small never ceases. For CCC Shasta Cascade Corpsmembers, it’s an assignment that’s personal—after all this is their community. The Shasta 1 fire crew recently assisted on a controlled burn near Anderson. The goal is simple....
by mark | Nov 25, 2020 | News
Kitchens across the country are prepping for the Thanksgiving holiday. At CCC residential centers, prep work is a daily task for Corpsmembers in the culinary program. These Corpsmembers not only earn certifications and skills that can lead to jobs in the culinary...
by mark | Nov 18, 2020 | News
Rebuilding and rehabilitating after a massive wildfire can take years. CCC Delta and Tahoe Corpsmembers are helping start the process at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. Armed with log tongs, chain saws, and McLeods, they’re helping protect damaged...
by mark | Nov 4, 2020 | News
If you ask us, this is a huge deal. Or, more accurately, a hügel deal. This summer, our CCC Inland Empire Forestry Corps crew got some hands-on experience with an ancient agricultural technique known as Hügelkultur. At the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic...
