Benefits | California Conservation Corps https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:13:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-17CCC_Logo_FINAL_RGB_OL-32x32.png Benefits | California Conservation Corps https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov 32 32 LA County Arboretum Interns Gain Valuable Skills, Insight https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/la-county-arboretum-interns-gain-valuable-skills-insight/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:55:53 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26545 “I am learning to become more independent and how to take control in situations, like how to do projects on my own now.” Cuauhtemoc Hurtado CCC Los Angeles Center To toil in the soil, is to be a Corpsmember in the California…

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]]> Different Cultures, Same Goal; Protecting People and Properties https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/different-cultures-same-goal-protecting-people-and-properties/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:38:04 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26536 International Exchange German firefighters visited CCC and CAL FIRE faciliites and crews as part of an international exchange aimed at improving Germany’s wildland firefighting knowledge. Often, when wildland firefighters get together, they speak a similar language of terminology and…

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]]> Watershed Stewards Program Now Accepting Applications https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/041425-watershed-stewards-program-now-accepting-applications/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:00:27 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=24649 Hands-on Experience WSP Corpsmembers Shannon Swan and Aaron Reingold perform an eelgrass survey on the edge of Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County. The CCC Watershed Stewards Program is now accepting Corpsmember applications for its Year 32 class. The opportunity to improve and…

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]]> CCC Receives National Award from The Corps Network https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/031225-ccc-receives-national-award-from-the-corps-network/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:37:31 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=22439 Improving Access A Backcountry Trails crew uses shovels and other hand tools to build and maintain trails in rural parts of state and national parks and forests. Last year, 92 young adults in the California Conservation Corps ventured into remote wilderness to perform some of the…

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]]> Corpsmembers Go Far, Journeying Through Patagonia https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/030525-corpsmembers-go-far-journeying-through-patagonia/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:57:26 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=21964 Making Moves Two Corpsmembers on the Global Corps Patagonia crew use their hand tools to move a rock as part of a trail project. Joining the CCC opens up a world of opportunity, just ask our Global Corps crew!

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]]> CCC Receiving National Award for Backcountry Trails Program https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/121824-ccc-receiving-national-award-for-backcountry-trails-program/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:52:15 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=13153 The California Conservation Corps will receive a 2025 Project of the Year Award from The Corps Network in recognition of its Backcountry Trails Program. The Corps Network, the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, presents this prestigious award on an annual basis to select organizations from its membership of more than 150 corps across the United States. This year…

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]]> Gear Gets Returned, Memories Are Forever in Backcountry https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/101124-gear-gets-returned-memories-are-forever-in-backcountry/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:44:12 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=24916 “I wasn’t really expecting how much our crew would really be in sync and close together.” Elliot Russell Backcountry Corpsmember Another season of the CCC Backcountry Trails Program is in the books. The memories though…

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]]> Taking a Deep Dive into Water Resources Careers https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/090624-taking-a-deep-dive-into-water-resources-careers/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:53:12 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=13054 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 unlike a windy…

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]]> Rafting Toward Career Pathways with State Parks https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/073124-rafting-toward-career-pathways-with-state-parks/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:24:12 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26208 “It means a lot because you know you’re doing something right, you know that your teaching the next generation of conservationists… “ Gigi Munoz CCC Inland Empire Center It’s one thing to hear about a possible career pathway…

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]]> Backcountry Corpsmembers Packed, Ready to Work https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/052424-backcountry-corpsmembers-packed-ready-to-work/ Fri, 24 May 2024 20:57:41 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=12990 If you think packing for a weeklong trip is tough, wait until you try to pack for five months living off-the-grid. Our CCC Backcountry Trails Program Corpsmembers have to pick and choose what essentials and extras to take them deep into the backcountry. After all, they only have one pack and they have to carry it for miles upon miles. Of course, there’s excitement about the prospect of working…

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