The Youth Conservation Corps(YCC) is a paid summer youth work program in federally managed lands. The National Park Service, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management employ teens each summer to participate in the YCC. The YCC has introduced young Americans to conservation opportunities in public lands since the program was created in 1970. In the late seventies and early eighties the program included a grant-in-aid component that funded state and local YCC projects nationwide. This element fell to 1982 budget cuts, but several states continued the effort with their own funds. Some employees currently working in land management agencies were introduced to their profession through the YCC.
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 US Department of Interior and US Department of Agriculture established by Public Law 93-408. Since its inception, the YCC has worked with many conservation agencies throughout the country to provide educational and team building skills to young people through participation in work projects.
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^Join the Youth Conservation Corps National Park Service Retrieved 2010-11-19.
^Youth Conservation Corps Application June 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-11-19.
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