FWS-Youth-Corps-Members--Oct2023-.pdf

FWS Youth Corps – updated October 11, 2023 The Public Lands Corps allows the Service to partner with organizations through a financial assistance/cooperative agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. Interested partner organizations may then request membership in the FWS Youth Corps by submitting a proposal. Once approved the partner may then provide the benefit of non-competitive hiring eligibility through the Public Lands Corps Act.

For additional information and instructions, see the Request for Membership in the FWS Youth Corps. Partners may also utilize the MOU Template and MOU Instructions as a resource.

National Partner Organizations - Awarded within last 3 years

American Conservation Experience

Conservation Legacy

Corps Network

Environment for the Americas

Environmental Leadership Program

Forest Stewards Guild

Groundwork USA

Hispanic Access Foundation

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

MobilizeGreen

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Student Conservation Association

Regional/Local Partner Organizations - Awarded within last 3 years

American Youthworks

Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program

Arizona Conservation Corps

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

California Conservation Corps

Chesapeake Conservation Corps

City of Chesapeake

Community Training Works, Inc.

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

Conservation Corps of Long Beach

Doris Duke Foundation

Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District

Friends of Willapa MWR

Grand Teton Association

Great Basin Institute

Greening Youth Foundation

Groundwork Denver

Groundwork Hudson Valley

Inter-Tribal Student Services

Kupu/Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps

Maine Conservation Corps

Mile High Youth Corps

Minn. Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.

Montana Conservation Corps

Montana State University

Mt. Adams Institute

Murray State University

New Mexico State University

Northwest Youth Corps

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Opportunities Industrial Center (OIC) of Washington

Portland State University

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (Colorado)

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (New Mexico)

San Juan Islands Conservation District

Southern California Mountains Foundation

Thurgood Marshall College Fund

University of Alabama – Alabama Water Institute

University of Arizona

University of Tennessee at Martin

Washington Conservation Corps

Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.

Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University

Historic Partner Organizations -No recent awards, membership earned through 21st Century

Conservation Service Corps

10 CAN, Inc.

Alaska Geographic

AmeriCorps Cape Cod

Alliance for Watershed Education

Anchorage Park Foundation

Angoon Community Association

Angoon Schools

Appalachian Forest Heritage Area

Appalachian Mountain Club

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Big Island Invasive Species Committee

Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation

Borderlands Habitat Network

CAC Americorps (formerly Knox Community Action Committee)

Caldera

California State University, Chico:

Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Park Management

Canyon Country Youth Corps

Carlsbad Early College High School

Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council

Child and Family Services of NW Michigan

– YouthWork Conservation Corps

Citizens Conservation Corps of W Virginia

City of Chattanooga

Civic Assets

Civicorps Corpsmember Academy

Civic Works

CLIMB Community Development Corporation (CLIMB CDC)

Colorado Mountain Club

Colorado Youth Corps Association

Common Ground: The New Haven Ecology Project

Conservation Corps North Bay

Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast ‐ Franklin's Promise Coalition

Conservation Trust of North Carolina

Coos Watershed Association

Council Summer Work Crew

Cream City Conservation Corps

Delaware Parks and Recreation AmeriCorps Veterans Crew

Discover Your Forest

Earth Conservation Corps

EarthCorps

Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps

Ecological Society of America (SEEDS)

Ecoservants

Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Environmental Learning for Kids

Environmental Learning Institute

Environmental Stewards

FIELD‐Kern Service & Conservation Corps

Florida Trail Association

Forest Park Forever

Framing Our Community Inc.

Franklin Park Coalition

Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission Local Conservation Corps

Friends of Sylvania

Friends of the Teton River

Gateway Greening

Geological Society of America

Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners

Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps

Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps

Greater Miami Service Corps(GMSC)

Green City Force

Greencorps Chicago

Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek

Groundwork Dona Ana County

Groundwork Lawrence

Groundwork Milwaukee

Groundwork Somerville

Groundwork USA

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

Heart of Oregon Corps

Hiawatha Interpretive Association

HistoriCorps

Huron Pines AmeriCorps

Institute for Applied Ecology

Integral Youth Services

Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers

Keweenaw Research Center @ Michigan Tech University

Kwiaht

Lake County Resources Initiative Lane‐ Metro Youth Corps (LMYC) Larimer

County Conservation Corps Latin American Youth Center (LAYC)

Lawn Life

Limitless Vistas, Inc.

Lomakatsi Restoration Project

Los Angeles Conservation Corps

Louisiana Green Corps

Maryland Conservation Corps

Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance

McKenzie River Ranger District

Milwaukee Community Service Corps(MCSC)

Minnesota Green Corps

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Missouri State Parks Youth Corps

Mobile Works, Inc.

Montana Discovery Foundation

Montana State Parks AmeriCorps

Montana Wilderness Association

Montana Wilderness Institute

Mountain True

National Association of State Park Directors

National Center for Appropriate Technology

National Center for Science and Civic Engagement (GLISTEN)

National Civilian Community Corps

National Forest Foundation

National Hispanic Environmental Council

National Wildlife Federation (Southeast Office) Atlanta Earth Tomorrow

Natural Restorations

Nevada Outdoor School

New Jersey Youth Corps

New York Restoration Project

North Fork John Day Watershed Council

Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps

Northland College

Ohio River Foundation

Onondaga Earth Corps

Operation Fresh Start, Inc.

Orange County Conservation Corps

Our City Forest

Out of the Ashes Foundation Inc.

Outward Bound Adventures

Oxnard City Corps

Pacific Northwest Trail Association

Palmeto Conservation Foundation

Palouse‐Clearwater Environmental Institute

Papahana Kuaola

Pathways

Phoenix School of Roseburg

Polk County Conservation Youth Corps

PowerCorpsPHL

Project YESS Youth Conservation Corps

Qagan Tayagungin Tribe

Refuge Friends, Inc.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy

Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps

San Francisco Conservation Corps

San Gabriel Valley Conservation & Service Corps

San Joaquin Regional Conservation Corps

San Jose Conservation Corps and Charter School

San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps and Civilian Conservation Corps (formerly Lopez Island Conservation Corps)

Santa Fe Youth Works

Schuylkill River Natural and State Heritage Area

SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps Selway‐

Bitterfoot Frank Church Foundation Sequoia

Community Corps

SER ‐ Jobs for Progress National, Inc.

SER ‐ Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.

Sierra Institute for Community and Environment (P‐CREW)

Siskiyou Mountain Club

Sitka Tribe of Alaska

Society for Wilderness Stewardship

Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps

Southeast Youth Corps

Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards

Southern Utah University Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative

Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation

Southwest Conservation Corps

Sovereign Nations Service Corps

Sumter County Youth Build Program

Talking Talons

TEENS Inc. Youth Corps

TerraCorps, Inc.

Texas Conservation Corps

The Counseling Center, Inc.

The Green Mountain Club

The Green Schools Alliance

The Greening of Detroit

The Nature Conservancy (LEAF)

The Next Door

The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance

The Trustees of Reservations, Youth Conservation Corps Program (Trustees Youth Conservation Corps)

The Wellness Coalition

The Wetlands Initiative

The Work Group‐ New Jersey Youth Corps‐Camden

The Work Place

Tillamook School District No.9

Trail Mix, Inc.

Trails for Illinois

Training and Employment Consortium (Regions 13 and 14)

Tree Trust

University of Nevada Bootstraps Program

Unity College

Urban American Outdoors

Urban Corps of San Diego County

Utah Conservation Corps

Vermilion Community College

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of State Parks

Virginia Service and Conservation Corps

Virginia’s Office on Volunteer and Community Services, and the Virginia Commission

Walking Mountains Science Center

Washington Service Corps

Washington People & Parks

Watershed Committee of the Ozarks

Watershed Education Network

Watershed Research and Training Center

Weld County Youth Conservation Corps

Western Colorado Conservation Corps

West‐Mid Alabama Community Development Corporation, Inc.

White Mountain Youth Corps (WMYC)

Wilderness Inquiry

Wilderness International Youth Conservation Corps

WisCorps

WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.

Wyoming Conservation Corps

Yellowstone Youth Corps

Youth Conservation Corps

Youth Employment Program, Inc.