This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education…

The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded $368,179.14 to the California Conservation Corps on June 20, 2025, to restore critical infrastructure at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The project, with a completion date of July 31, 2026, focuses on rehabilitating three campgrounds and 131 miles of trails that have remained closed since the Dixie Fire in 2021. A 15-person crew will execute maintenance and restoration activities, including clearing hazardous trees, installing picnic tables, and repairing drainage structures, to enhance visitor safety and accessibility.

Beyond physical infrastructure restoration, this cooperative agreement delivers workforce development and training services to youth from local organizations. The project provides essential career training and hands-on educational opportunities in natural and cultural resource conservation and management for young adults, while simultaneously generating benefits for academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and the general public through the reopening of critical park facilities and recreational access.

This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. This project aims to restore three campgrounds and 131 miles of trails at lassen volcanic national park, closed since the dixie fire in 2021. A 15-person crew will perform maintenance tasks like clearing hazardous trees, installing picnic tables, and repairing drainage structures. These efforts will enhance visitor safety and access, providing essential training opportunities for youth from local organizations. Beneficiaries include private non-profit institutions and organizations public and private non-profit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasi-public non-profit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development, and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.