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Appalachian Conservation Corps Intern Selected by The Corps Network as 2022 Corpsmember of the Year
Appalachian Conservation CorpsMarch 8th, 2022 | HARRISONBURG, VA – Press Release: Kalen Anderson, former Appalachian Conservation Corps’ (ACC) Werowocomoco project intern, will be recognized by The Corps Network, the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, as a 2022 Corpsmember of the Year.
Source: The Corps Network
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WVU Tech Students Volunteer to Build Dog Houses
Stewards Individual Placement ProgramFebruary 15th, 2022 | Over the weekend, ten volunteers from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) joined the Stewards Individual Placement to build dog houses for Dogs Under Cover.
Source: Lootpress
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NPF x Winnebago Industries: Service Corps in Action
Southwest Conservation CorpsFeb 25, 2022 | [VIDEO] Southwest Conservation Corps' 2021 Leaders of Color Crew is featured in a video by the National Park Foundation to help raise awareness about job opportunities in conservation.
Source: National Park Foundation
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Upper Cathedral Rock Trail Reconstruction Project
Arizona Conservation CorpsFebruary 1st, 2022 | This year the Forest Service started a major reconstruction project on the popular Cathedral Rock Trail. This project is tackling deferred maintenance on a trail unlike any other on the Coconino National Forest. As the Forest’s second busiest trail, and located in a sensitive place by Oak Creek, the project is needed to protect watershed health and to provide an enduring high-quality experience for trail users.
Source: The Villager
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Jessica Arkeketa’s National Park Service Journey: From a Service Corps Member to a Pathways Student and Beyond
Ancestral LandsJanuary 24, 2022 | Jessica’s time with ALCC changed her life. She shares, “I was a little lost before the program and I needed some direction. I was excited for a new beginning but not prepared for what was about to come. Reconnecting with ancestral lands gave me purpose and meaning again.” She found out about Conservation Legacy through her tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office. These offices have many responsibilities and typically advise Federal agencies on the management of Tribal historic properties, supervise when there are archeological digs or prescribed burns on tribal lands, and conduct surveys and inventories of tribal historic properties.
Source: The National Park Service
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Sharing the history of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
January 21, 2022 | Watch this video that describes the complex history at the Arlington House.
Source: The National Park Service
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2021 Project of the Year: Corps and COVID-19 Response
Stewards Individual Placement ProgramJanuary 21, 2021 | In early May 2020, Conservation Legacy was asked to pilot an AmeriCorps Contact Tracing program. Their Stewards Individual Placement Program was awarded funding to launch a VISTA Summer Associate (VSA) program that became known as the Colorado Containment Response Corps. Facing the urgent need for contact tracers, Conservation Legacy had to scale up quickly. Over the course of three weeks, they hired twelve former Corpsmembers and staff to implement the program and, out of more than 1,100 applicants, recruited 143 VISTA members. The group was diverse, including displaced PeaceCorps members, retirees, college students, stay-at-home parents, and AmeriCorps alums.
Source: The Corps Network
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Rodney's Experience
January 24th, 2022 | Hear more about Rodney Flora's experience with the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program.
Source: The National Park Service
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‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: the volunteers working to save the Joshua trees
Arizona Conservation CorpsJanuary 20th, 2022 | The 18 people spending their day (or days, in some cases) with the trees included civilians from all walks of life, members of the Arizona and Nevada Conservation Corps, and a group of women who brought along two pack camels to help carry baby Joshua trees through some of the more treacherous terrain. Joshua trees typically have a lifespan of 150 years; if all goes according to plan, these saplings will become a fixture of the preserve for a long, long time.
Source: The Guardian
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HCLT AmeriCorp volunteer lends helping hand in community
Conservation Corps North CarolinaJanuary 20th, 2022 | Asheville native and Western Carolina University grad Stephanie Dillingham is spending her time post graduation in Highlands serving the Highlands Cashiers Land Trust maintaining trails and organizing educational efforts through AmeriCorps.
Source: The Highlander
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