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  • THANK YOU: Trails Volunteers & Partner Organizations

    November 25th, 2022 | To our volunteers and partners, we sincerely thank you for your contributions to the trails and wilderness of the Prescott National Forest during the last year. Volunteers donated over 4,000 hours resulting in 284 miles of trails maintained and over 20 miles of trail constructed in 2021. Your dedication to the safety, sustainability and enjoyment of our trails is greatly appreciated by all who use them.

    Source: Prescott News

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  • Crew member carries a log

    National Park Foundation Celebrates Resilience and Contributions of Service Corps Programs and Crew Members

    November 23rd, 2021 | Today, in honor of the season of gratitude, the National Park Foundation announced its continued investment in service corps programs at national parks across the country. During fiscal year 2021, the National Park Foundation awarded over $3.4 million to service corps projects ranging from invasive species removal to historical preservation to trail restoration.

    Source: Cision PR Newswire

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  • Cars in a parking lot that is flooded

    Restoration Science

    November 18th, 2021 | VIDEO: Historic Princeville sits in the floodplain of the Tar River. Learn what's being done to help the town be flood resilient in the face of climate change in this installment of State of Change. Also, the science of sourdough, a unique effort to restore scallops to NC's bays, and UNCW scientists study coral spawning in their work to restore coral reefs damaged by disease and warming oceans.

    Source: PBS

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  • Photo collage of members doing work and posing for the camera

    IC students and alumni work at America’s state and national parks

    November 17th, 2021 | Although most days working in a national or state park aren’t as turbulent as Eberhardt’s “favorite search and rescue story,” the parks offer rewarding and often adventurous post-college jobs to many Ithaca College alumni. Working as a trail technician or interning in a park can serve as a stepping stone into a larger position in the field of conservation or interpretation. Or the work can fulfill a sense of wanderlust and show some grit on a resume.

    Source: The Ithacan

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  • Screen Shot 2022 01 24 At 1 36 54 Pm

    Stabilizing the Past, Bringing Stability to the Future

    Ancestral Lands

    November 17th, 2021 | Located in southeastern Utah, Bears Ears National Monument has a rich cultural heritage and is sacred to many American Indian tribes who rely on these lands for traditional and ceremonial uses. The Bureau of Land Management Utah is partnering with Ancestral Lands Corps, Friends of Cedar Mesa, and Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants to protect and manage River House in the Bears Ears National Monument.

    Source: BLM Utah

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  • Eleanor Trott of Appalachian conservation corps with a forest in the background

    Baileys Trail System - Appalachian Conservation Corps

    Appalachian Conservation Corps

    November 10th, 2022 | This transition from one kind of natural asset to another makes the community grow stronger and healthier by creating trails. The project is engaging the next generation of the region and energizing the previous generation. The Baileys Trail System's future is massive for riders, hikers, and runners of all abilities, with over 80 miles of trail in the plans. All thanks to this beautiful landscape full of welcoming people working to redefine its identity.

    Source: Pearl Izumi

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  • Aerial view of a forest

    Feds make Oak Creek a ‘critical’ snake habitat

    Arizona Conservation Corps

    November 10th, 2021 | When a group of Arizona Conservation Corps workers were performing trail maintenance in upper Oak Creek Canyon last month, they came upon a rare sight next to an unofficial trail: Five olive gray snakes with faint reddish spots intertwined in courtship.

    Source: Red Rock News

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  • Member chainsaws brush

    You Have To Be High Intensity

    Arizona Conservation Corps

    November 10th, 2021 | Arizona Conservation Corps crew members are working with Cocopah to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the habitat on the west reservation.

    Source: Cocopah Now

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  • Two crew members pass off a large rock in desert canyon

    Crews close social trails, a bane of erosion, E. Coli and ecosystem impacts, along Oak Creek

    Arizona Conservation Corps

    October 22, 2021 | "This week, a group of Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) members completed the second phase of a project that officials hope will rehabilitate many areas along the corridor that have been hit hard by visitors, improve water quality in the creek and protect habitat for the threatened narrow-headed garter snake.

    The project, a collaboration between countless groups including the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, National Forest Foundation, Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock District and the AZCC, seeks to close hundreds of unofficial social trails that crisscross the area between the highway and the creek."

    Source: Arizona Daily Sun

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  • 1st photo: Veteran holding a chainsaw on dirt road; 2nd photo: Veteran standing for camera in front of building

    Post-9/11 Veterans can apply to become wildland firefighter

    Veterans Fire Corps

    October 19th, 2021 | "Post-9/11 Veterans looking for a career as a wildland firefighter can apply to the Southeast Conservation Corps Veterans Fire Corps program.

    Squads work on fire mitigation and fuels reduction projects on public lands, giving back to the surrounding communities. Veterans must be flexible, adaptable and able to work in a fluid, changing work environment."

    Source: Vantage Point

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