by Beth Hotchkiss | Sep 6, 2024 | Internships, News
Taking a Deep Dive into Water Resources Careers Chico Corpsmember Caitlin Patterson pulls a measuring device across Burney Creek to record data as part of her internship with Department of Water Resources. Finding a career you can be passionate about and enjoy, is not...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Aug 30, 2024 | All, Built Environment, News
Keeping Costs Down, Lights On, And California Green with Retrofitting Sacramento Corpsmembers help improve energy efficiency by installing energy efficient lighting systems. It’s amazing the difference a new light bulb can make, especially when you’ve...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 13, 2024 | News
Lunches are packed, backpacks are loaded up, and it’s back to learning lessons across California. We’re not talking exclusively about school, we’re talking about the daily experience of hands-on experience and education of the California Conservation Corps. “Why not...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 10, 2024 | News, Trails
Team Work Siskiyou Center Corpsmembers work to brush an overgrown trail in Klamath National Forest using hand tools. Clearing trails is not exactly a speed sport. With more than 100 miles of day hike trails available in the Klamath National Forest, it means days upon...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
‘First of Its Kind’: Corpsmembers Graduate Special Fire Academy Three dozen Corpsmembers completed a special, CCC-only fire academy in Riverside County, which included live fire drills and certifications that allow Corpsmembers to find meaningful fire careers across...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 26, 2024 | Emergency Response, News
Aiding the Firefight; Corpsmembers Keep Firefighters Supplied at Sites Fire Base Camp A CCC Chico Corpsmember unwraps a pallet of water bottles in order to distribute them to fire crews headed to the front lines of the Sites Fire in Colusa County. Staffing a fire base...