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Corpsmembers receive hands-on training across many different career pathways in natural resources fields. Availability does vary by center and may have additional requirements, but the CCC’s main year-round program offers opportunities in the following areas:

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Wildland Firefighting

The Delta Center partners with the CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit to operate two year-round firefighting hand crews – known as Stockton 1 and 2. Corpsmembers on these crews may remove fire-prone vegetation, cut fire line, lay hose, participate in controlled burns, and mop up wildland fires. The crews respond to local calls and can be dispatched statewide.

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Culinary

The Delta Center trains Corpsmembers for careers in commercial kitchens, resorts, and restaurants. Each day, the Culinary crew prepares and provides meals to residents at the center. The crew may work split shifts to ensure major meal times are fully staffed. Courses available at the Delta Center include the ServSafe Food Handler and Food Manager Certifications.

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Habitat Restoration

Delta Corpsmembers may work on a variety of habitat restoration projects. Crews may survey habitats, remove invasive vegetation, plant native species, and stabilize slopes to enhance the natural environment. Corpsmembers may complete this work in forests, rivers, streams, or other sensitive habitats.

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Emergency Response

All CCC Corpsmembers respond to emergencies across California (and beyond). Assignments away from the Delta Center can last up to 21 days in a row and Corpsmembers may work up to 16 hours in a day, earning excess pay. Dispatched crews may support wildfire base camps, protect homes from flooding, remove debris, and more.

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Trails

The Delta Center has one crew that works year-round on Statewide Trails Projects. In partnership with California State Parks, Corpsmembers construct and maintain trails for public recreation. Project work varies but may involve clearing brush, rebuilding trail tread, installing rip rap erosion control, constructing bridges or boardwalks, and more. The crew may travel across California to work on trails projects.

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Parks & Natural Resources

Delta Corpsmembers often complete projects that provide significant benefits to the public. Project work varies but may include building or maintaining park facilities, installing signage, and reducing fire and flood risk in communities.

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Veterans Fisheries

In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Delta Center enables U.S. military veterans to monitor critical fish species of concern and restore habitat for endangered salmon and steelhead. Veterans enrolled at the Delta Center often work with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as part of the program. The center can enroll a maximum of two veterans in the program at one time.

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Forestry

**placeholder** crew(s) work on forest health related projects. Corpsmembers may have the opportunity to earn certifications as part of the Forestry Corps or other opportuniteis.

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Forestry

Veterans Corps Fisheries Program

Veterans in the program develop lasting skills and expertise in natural resources management through training and on-the-ground experience with fisheries biologists and other experts positioning them to compete successfully for permanent employment in environmental and natural resource fields.

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Backcountry Trails Program

Hands-on trail work, living and working in remote wilderness locations, five months completely off the grid, and the potential to earn an AmeriCorps scholarship make the Backcountry Trails Program incredibly unique. Corpsmembers call the BCTP experience unforgettable and transformative.

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Watershed Stewards Program

The Watershed Stewards Program (WSP) will begin accepting applications for it’s 32nd program year in April 2025. See below for qualifications, benefits, and additional resources.

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