"More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work."  President Roosevelt in promotion of the establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's.

News & Announcements: 

KJCT Channel 8 video on Henry Dresen, Corps Member of the Year! watch the video

Youth Corps Receives First Colorado BLM Stimulus Funds

The Western Colorado Conservation Corps was recently awarded one of the first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects from the Colorado State Office of the Bureau of Land Management.  The corps will maintain, construct, and restore trails in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.  Read more...

KKCO Video on WCCC

KKCO channel 11 covers a recent WCCC education program and conservation project. Check out the video!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities Available to the Public through the WCCC

WCCC meets U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Colorado’s own Ken Salazar

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar came to the Grand Junction area to dedicate the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area on August 12^th. While at the dedication ceremony, Salazar met with WCCC youth corps members and staff to thank them for their conservation work for the nation’s public lands. It was a great opportunity for WCCC youth to meet one of the nation’s leaders and hear high praise of their hard work directly from Salazar himself.

 The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness area is a 66,280-acre expanse covering Mesa, Delta and Montrose counties. The ceremony, organized by the Bureau of Land Management, was the culmination of many dedicated individuals and groups, political as well as environmental. Secretary Salazar has been dedicated to the designation of the Dominguez Canyons as a conservation area for many years. He was born and raised in the San Luis Valley and still calls Colorado home.

WCCC goes solar:

WCCC is working with High Noon Solar (a local Grand Junction company) and Xcel Energy to install a 10 kilowatt grid-tied photovoltaic system. This system will produce approximately 15,500 KWh per year and saves around 33,350 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year.

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WCCC is taking applications:

Crew Leaders!!  Please go to the employment section of the website for further information and application.

Corpsmembers will be working within crews of 6-10 of their peers on various conservation projects around the Western Colorado area. Corps members earn a wage, plus food and lodging when required to camp at project site. Experiential job training takes place primarily in a backcountry setting and involves, but is not limited to building and maintaining trails and fences, invasive species removal, and habitat restoration.  Learn to camp, cook, orienteer, and live in a community situation.  Corps members also have the opportunity to earn up to $2,362.50, in addition to an hourly wage, from an AmeriCorps Education Award (restrictions apply).

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