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), under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $112,961.84 cooperative agreement to Northwest Youth Corps on July 30, 2025, for completion by December 31, 2025. The primary services delivered include trail restoration and maintenance work at Mount Rainier National Park, executed through crews of 6-12 youth and young adults aged 16-35. Project activities encompass essential maintenance tasks such as vegetation removal, culvert replacement, and drainage system repairs on designated park trails.

Beyond the direct conservation work, the award generates significant co-benefits through workforce development and education. Participants receive hands-on training in environmental stewardship and sustainable design practices while performing meaningful conservation service. The expected outcomes include improved trail conditions, enhanced visitor safety, and increased accessibility to recreational lands across the park. The program benefits multiple stakeholder categories, including private non-profit institutions, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and the general public, while fostering public service values and work ethic development among participating 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 programs. This project engages youth and young adults in trail restoration efforts at mount rainier national park. Crews of 6-12 individuals will perform essential maintenance tasks, such as vegetation removal, culvert replacement, and drainage system repairs, while learning about environmental stewardship and sustainable design. The expected outcome is improved trail conditions, enhanced visitor safety, and increased accessibility to recreational lands, fostering a sense of public service and work ethic among participants.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.