Youth Conservation Corps
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | August 13, 1971 |
Parent agency | Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior |
Website | National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps Forest Service Youth Conservation Corps |
The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a paid summer youth work program in federally managed lands. The
Youth Conservation Corps members work in public lands restoring, rehabilitating, and repairing the natural, cultural, and historical resources protected as federally preserved places. Some examples of work completed each season by Youth Conservation Corps are:
- Historic Structure Preservation
- Exotic Plant Removal
- Fence Construction
- Boundary Marking Signage
- Boardwalk Repair
- Wildlife Research Assistance
- Anthropologic Research Assistance
- Bridge Construction
- Trail Construction
- Campsite/Campground Restoration
- Environmental Education Planning/Teaching
- Habitat Preservation
- IT Work
- Visitor Use Assistance
- Energy Retrofitting
Participants are paid the established federal minimum wage. Participants in states with a minimum wage higher than the federal are paid at the higher rate.
Youth Conservation Corps programs are conducted for 4–10 weeks during the summer. Participants must be between 15–18 years old at the start of the program, though the age limits can vary locally. Most YCC programs are non-residential; however the National Park Service does have one residential program at Yellowstone National Park. Select Forest Service units offer residential programs as well.
The Youth Conservation Corps focuses on conservation and community. These are some of the aspects they focus on:
- How the work projects benefits the site or the overall environment.
- Appreciating and understanding the nation’s environmental and historic heritage.
- Gaining an understanding and appreciation of Ecosystems and Community.
Recruitment for the YCC within the National Park Service is done at individual sites participating in the program. The National Park Service webpage:[1] provides information about how to enroll in the Youth Conservation Corps. Applications[2] may be found on the NPS webpage and must be sent to parks of interest by April 15. Enrollees are selected without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules or regulation. The Forest Service operates a consolidated application process through the web.[3] YCC is a partnership between the
References
- ^ Join the Youth Conservation Corps National Park Service Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ Youth Conservation Corps Application Archived June 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ Youth Conservation Corps Archived March 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. United States Forest Service