July 26, 2006
Conservationist to work in Australia
Timothy Brogan, a member of the California Conservation Corps from Lompoc, will travel to Australia after being selected to do conservation work in the land Down Under.
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July 17, 2006
California Conservation Corps plays crucial role in firefighting efforts
"The Sawtooth Fire base camp in Yucca Valley has been a busy place the past week. So busy, firefighters have little time to take care of themselves or their campgrounds. That's where a special unit comes in, one firefighters say they couldn't do without."
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May 24, 2006
Bollinger to Assist Lake Study - CCC Worker Set to Help Scientists Research in Russia
"Traveling with a group of eight American and seven Russian scientists, Bollinger will help with a study of what is clouding Lake Baikal's once-crystal clear water. But before he dives into his work at Lake Baikal, he'll spend five weeks studying Lake Tahoe, the second-deepest lake in the United States."
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April 14, 2006
Governor Visits CCC Corpsmembers Working on Threatened Levees
"The helicopter flew over dozens of California Conservation Corps workers packing sandbags and stacking them against the back fences of Firebaugh residences only 75 yards from the river."
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October 26, 2005
Young Californians tend to Rita-hit areas
"Larry Hand, director of the Fortuna center, said the word came from headquarters Tuesday aftThe emergency response to Hurricane Rita focused on hard-hit coastal towns in Louisiana. But 100 miles to the north, rural Vernon Parish was in serious trouble, too.

The late September storm packed 100 mph to 120 mph winds that, in addition to causing other damage, toppled more than 1,000 of the inland region's trademark trees, sending them through roofs, onto gravestones and across roads.

The 62,000 residents of the parish might still be waiting for help if it weren't for 140 members of the California Conservation Corps, who returned this week from doing some of the dirtiest work in the cleanup process."
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August 14, 2005
102 lucky young people put in long, hard days at minimum wage -- and love it!
"Six work crews are spread across California, including the Big Basin group and one in Humboldt, where poison oak sent most of them to the hospital in the first few weeks."

"It's really a summer of discovery," said Peter Lewis who runs the $1.2 million a year backcountry program. "They're going places they've never seen, doing things they've never done. There's a heavy 'wow' factor."
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June 16, 2005
Fighting sharpshooter
"The sweaty work Wednesday by the California Conservation Corps, however, was much more than a little spring landscaping for the world's largest retailer."
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