These are a few recent articles ...

• CCC Veterans Crews Complete Training; Working on Fire Reduction Efforts

YubaNet.com   May 16, 2012

• Vets learn to tame wildfires in Placer training program

Sacramento Bee  May 10, 2012

• Ex-military train with California Conservation Corps near Auburn for firefighting

Auburn Journal   May 10, 2012

• Insight: Firefighting Vets

Capital Public Radio    May 9, 2012

• CA Veterans Train to Fight Fires Hoping to Find Jobs

Capital Public Radio   May 9, 2012

• Agencies work on 3 ongoing fire prevention projects

Ramona Sentinel    February 3, 2012

• CCC Willow Planting at Toro Creek

• Crews plant trees along the banks of Toro Creek to reduce flood risk

• Ruben S. Ayala dies at 89; known as a maverick state senator

• Crews come to Camarillo to prepare for floods

• Sacramento's Stunning Public Murals

From 2011:

• Tri-county area rich in Conservation Corps tradition

         Salinas Californian   December 12, 2011

• Corps offers hard work, low pay, miserable conditions and a step up in life

         Auburn Journal   December 5, 2011

• Jim Nielsen: Conservation Corps fulfills its promise

         Redding Record-Searchlight   November 22, 2011

• Program Trains Unemployed Vets to Fight Fires

      KGTV 10News.com        November 15, 2011

• Veterans clear brush near Country Estates

      Ramona Sentinel   November 12, 2011

• Veterans Clear Fire Break Near Country Estates as Part of CCC Crew
      Ramona Patch      November 10, 2011

• Corps celebrates 35 years of conservation in California

         San Luis Obispo Tribune    November 6, 2011

• The Buzz: Governor's Tweet

         Sacramento Bee    November 4, 2011

• Happy Birthday Conservation Corps

         KNBC Los Angeles    November 3, 2011

• Brownley: CCC benefits county taxpayers

         Ventura County Star   October 29, 2011

• Veterans Discover Allure of Jobs in the Western Wilderness

      New York Times   September 1, 2011

• Crews slashing away at fire-prone river bottoms

         Marysville Appeal-Democrat   August 8, 2011

• Conservation Corps enjoys new Camarillo facility

         Ventura Star

• Advice for the graduates

         Tehachapi News   June 1, 2011

• From Military Service to Nature Conservationist

         Good Times   June 1, 2011

• Inspiration and Hard Work on Forester Pass

         Pacific Crest Trail Communicator   June 2011

• Hits and Misses

         Santa Cruz Sentinel  May 24, 2011

• Happy Trails at Santa Cruz State Parks

         Santa Cruz Weekly  May 22, 2011

• Patching up the Elfin Forest Path

         San Luis Obispo Tribune   May 22, 2011

• Record Snowpacks Could Threaten Western States

         New York Times   May 21, 2011

• Military vets join Conservation Corps to cut trails through state's parks

         Santa Cruz Sentinel   May 21, 2011

• Jose Robledo, talented Rancho artist, dies of heart attack

         Downey Patriot   April 21, 2011

• Crews clear thick brush near old auto camp

         Redding Record-Searchlight   April 19, 2011

• Rainwater is reused for plants

         San Luis Obispo Tribune   March 27, 2011

 

From 2010:

• Crews wade into mosquito fight at Pinto Lake

         San Jose Mercury News   December 21, 2010

• $100K Grant funds work to lower fire risk

         Auburn Journal   November 30, 2010

• Three former governors come together to support California Conservation Corps

         Los Angeles Times   September 3, 2010

• Conservation Corps pitches in to fight grapevine moth

         Lodi News-Sentinel   August 27, 2010

• Invasive Weed Removal

         Marysville Appeal-Democrat   July 6, 2010

• Land Trust and Conservation Corps team up for day on the land

         Big Sur Land Trust   May 2010

• California youth find their future in Christian Valley

         Colfax Record   May 13, 2010

• Corps values

         Capitol Weekly   May 6, 2010

• Workers hired under stimulus

         USA Today   February 25, 2010

 

From 2009:

• California Conservation Corps prepares to fight floods

         Santa Cruz Sentinel   Dec. 8, 2009

• Conservation Corps and life change leads teen to Australian adventure

         Camarillo Acorn  Aug. 28, 2009

• When is first, first? When it’s a shovel

         New York Times  March 17, 2009

• An exercise in utility

         Contra Costa Times  March 6, 2009