Written a member of the Los Valles Community Crew during the summer of 2011 Our first week together as a crew was an absolute blast.  While we did work a half-day on Monday after Orientation, the full load didn’t come until the following day.  Our project sponsor at the Touber Building in Salida had a [...]

Written by Jamie Aldrich, an Bureau of Land Management Intern with the Los Valles Region: Going into the intern position I’ll admit I was a little nervous. I didn’t really know what to expect. After my first day however I discovered everyone in the BLM office was really nice, which helped to calm my nerves. [...]

The following is an excerpt from an article published by the  Cibola Beacon in Grants, NM.  SCC recently held its third annual ‘All Staff Gathering’ in Acoma Pueblo (65 miles west of Albuquerque, NM).  The retreat brought together SCC staff from all four regional offices to discuss issues ranging from strategic planning to ideas to [...]

Written by Ellen Zocher, a Colorado Youth Corps Association AmeriCorps member, with the Los Valles Region: During our first week of work, one of my crewmates noticed this slogan on their hot cocoa packet, and we’ve made fun of it ever since.  Don’t get me wrong,  when you wake up to several feet of snow, [...]

Written by Dylan Carrasco-Songer, a Colorado Youth Corps Association AmeriCorps member with the Los Valles Region: I applied for many fall jobs in anticipation of my absence from college. I was planning on taking a year off to explore other areas of interest in my life. One of the jobs I applied for I was [...]

Written by Thorin Gustafson, a Climate Corps AmeriCorps member with the Los Valles Region: Orion, the hunter, ascended in the early morning sky as we laced out boots in his twilight. A new moon drifted overhead. My hands sore and weathered moan in rebellion as I cinch a doubled knot; I leave the protest unheard. [...]

Secretary Salazar appointed SCC CEO Harry Bruell as Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee on the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps.  See message below: “Today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and I announced an important step in the creation of a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC), an organization called for in President Obama’s America’s [...]

Govs Adopt Policies on Job Creation, Visa Reform and the Youth Conservation Corps  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2011 Yucca Valley, Calif. — Western Governors meeting here today adopted policy resolutions aimed at tourism-related job creation and boosting the economy throughout the West. They also called for the creation of a youth conservation corps and visa reform. The governors discussed [...]

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Written by Colton Shaw, an Colorado Youth Corps Association AmeriCorps member, with the Los Valles Region: What could be worth two months working ten hours a day away from technology, toilets, and hot showers?  Well there’s a lot.  To start things off, just being away from civilization gives me an entirely new outlook on life.  [...]