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) awarded the California Conservation Corps (CCC) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $259,789.92 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to deliver youth development and environmental stewardship services at Sequoia National Park. The award, issued on July 23, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2025, funds CCC's engagement of young adult participants in hands-on conservation activities including trail construction and rehabilitation projects. Through collaboration with NPS personnel, CCC will provide trained youth leaders and significantly improved park infrastructure while simultaneously developing participant leadership and teamwork competencies in natural and cultural resource management.

The program's primary deliverables include completed trail projects that benefit the park and surrounding communities, alongside workforce development outcomes in the form of trained youth leaders prepared for careers in conservation and environmental stewardship. CCC participants will gain practical experience in resource management while addressing critical maintenance and infrastructure needs on federal lands. The initiative benefits private non-profit institutions, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and the general public through both the tangible conservation outcomes achieved and the educational and career development opportunities provided to participating youth and young adults.

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 programsthis project aims to foster youth development and environmental stewardship through hands-on resource management and trail maintenance in sequoia national park. Youth participants will engage in conservation activities, enhancing their leadership and teamwork skills while preserving natural and cultural resources. Collaborating with national park service personnel, the youth will undertake significant trail construction and rehabilitation projects, benefiting the park and local communities. Deliverables include improved trails and trained youth leaders, ensuring a sustainable future for public lands and fostering responsible land stewardship.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.