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    Interior Department Announces First Indian Youth Service Corps Grant Awards

    Ancestral Lands

    September 11, 2023 | The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $3.5 million in 2023 Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) grants to eight projects involving more than 20 Tribes and Tribal organizations.

    Source: U.S. Department of Interior

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    Appalachian Conservation Corps Recognized as Top Employer for Interns in Virginia

    Appalachian Conservation Corps

    ACC and The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) celebrated the news last week a the Executive Mansion in Virginia.

    Source: Conservation Legacy

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    REI Cooperative Action Fund invests $4 million in nonprofits working to create a more equitable outdoors

    Ancestral Lands

    May 11, 2023 | The REI Cooperative Action Fund supports efforts to increase equitable access to outdoor spaces and recreation opportunities, with a specific focus on community-led solutions that bring environmental benefits closer to home for marginalized communities. Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps is a new grantee.

    Source: REI.com

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    Heinrich, Cassidy: Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Designating June 16 as National Service and Conservation Corps Day

    WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus and the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the United States Senate, and Bill Cassidy (R-N.D.), Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, announced that the U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution to designate June 16, 2023, as National Service and Conservation Corps Day. Cosponsors of the resolution include U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.).


    Source: From the Press Office of Martin Heinrich

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    Conservation Legacy Announces Amy Sovocool as Chief Executive Officer

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    Conservation Legacy Announces Amy Sovocool as Chief Executive Officer

    For Immediate Release: Monday, March 27, 2021

    Durango, Colorado—Conservation Legacy's Board of Directors has announced Amy Sovocool as the organization's Chief Executive Officer, effective April 3, 2023. Sovocool joins a strong and proven team of leaders at Conservation Legacy and a cadre of female leadership amongst the nation’s top conservation corps organizations.

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