by mark | May 6, 2020 | News
A four-mile hike up 900 feet will exhaust just about anyone. Imagine adding another hour of back breaking work of digging a fire line the length of a football field. It’s the test CCC Corpsmembers must pass to qualify as a Type I wildland firefighting hand crew. CCC...
by mark | May 4, 2020 | News
As California bulks up its hospital capacity, Corpsmembers are on the frontlines of setting up the facilities and getting them ready to accept patients. A CCC Fresno Energy crew spent several days last week packing and unpacking equipment, maintaining the grounds, and...
by mark | Apr 29, 2020 | News
Building a trail from scratch is an art form. Opening a fully developed trail takes time. CCC Fortuna Corpsmembers have spent years perfecting the art and readying a series of trails in Humboldt County. The McKay Community Forest trail plan calls for 25 miles of...
by mark | Apr 17, 2020 | News
A former Sacramento sports arena is transforming into a medical site to make room in Northern California for a potential surge in patients. CCC Placer Corpsmembers spent the two days, April 16 and 17, setting up hospital beds, IV stands, mattresses, and more at the...
by mark | Apr 15, 2020 | News
During the COVID-19 crisis, the work to prepare for and prevent wildfires takes no break. CCC Monterey Bay Corpsmembers are working to protect a prestigious 640-acre park and trails system in Santa Cruz called Pogonip. Corpsmembers are treating 11 acres of the open...
by mark | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Across the state, our crews are responding to the call from local food banks to help get food to families that COVID-19 is leaving in distress. Local food banks are not only seeing a surge in calls for assistance, but many of their volunteers are unable to safely work...
