Habitat Restoration | 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 Habitat Restoration | 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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]]> Corpsmembers Roll Up Sleeves to Clear Invasives From LA Arboretum https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/053025-corpsmembers-roll-up-sleeves-to-clear-invasives-from-la-arboretum/ Fri, 30 May 2025 19:26:49 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26252 “The reason we’re doing this is because we don’t want the Monkey Vine to overthrow a tree. We don’t want all these other plants taken out by the vines.” Samantha Jijon Los Angeles Center When working in the Los Angeles County Arboretum…

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]]> Protecting Wildlife by Reducing Debris Flows in Park Fire Burn Scar https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/03072025-protecting-wildlife-by-reducing-debris-flows-in-park-fire-burn-scar/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:26:27 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=22039 Chico Corpsmembers pass each other rocks as they move the naturally present material into place to create catch basins to filter water and mud flows from directly entering Big Chico Creek. In the wake of the destructive Park Fire, the CCC Chico Center mobilized…

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]]> Clearing Invasives and Reducing Fuel in SoCal State Park https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/122425-clearing-invasives-and-reducing-fuel-in-socal-state-park/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:33:00 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=22084 Fields of tall grass may look pretty, but they can be problematic if a wildfire were to ignite. To help reduce the threat of wildfire in Malibu Creek State Park, CCC Los Angeles Corpsmembers spent several weeks this spring clearing through thick vegetation. Los Angeles Corpsmember Kassandra Montes, right…

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]]> Getting a Grip on Restoring State’s Salmon Habitat https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/100224-getting-a-grip-on-restoring-states-salmon-habitat/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:11:04 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=24904 “None of the other centers have a really specific task like this, and its really made me appreciate salmon.” Ryan Taylor Fortuna Center Gripping. Hoisting. Pulling. Anchoring. The start of the Salmon Restoration Project season—we just…

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]]> Pulling to Preserve Humboldt’s Pristine Dunes https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/09-09-24-pulling-to-preserve-humboldts-pristine-dunes/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:39:01 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=13069 Watch! CCC Fortuna Corpsmembers cross the Ma-l’el Sand Dunes in Humboldt County to get to their work site where they’re removing invasive species. What a day at Ma-le’l Dunes! CCC Fortuna Corpsmembers gave this coastal forest a major…

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]]> Rehabbing Imperial County Land With Native Plant Species https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/070324-rehabbing-imperial-county-land-with-native-plant-species/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:12:13 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=25941 “Planting native species, we don’t have that opportunity very often, so it’s a privilege to be out here.” Kailee Layaoen CCC San Diego Center Logistics. Science. And exercising those green thumbs. It’s how CCC San Diego Corpsmembers…

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]]> An Explosive Opportunity to Boost Endangered, Threatened Species https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/020224-an-explosive-opportunity-to-boost-endangered-threatened-species/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:44:31 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=12666 Santa Maria Corpsmembers work together to chain sand bags for disposal as they remove a temporary dam as part of a dam removal project near Vandenberg Space Force Base. What happens when you mix a decades old dam, helicopter…

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]]> Like Speaking a Second Language, Corpsmembers Fluent in Using Logs To Restore Salmon Habitat https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/121323-corpsmembers-create-habitat-for-endangered-salmon/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:57:17 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=12504 Finding fun and meaning from a difficult task. It’s what young adults in the California Conservation Corps do every day. Along the North Coast though, they take the work—and the impact—to a different level. “I’m out in the middle of the woods doing stuff that most people don’t get to do, saving fish,” said Corpsmember Alexandra Panarra. “It’s different. It’s unique. Nobody else does it.

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