Los Valles Region Youth Crews
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Serving Youth from Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral/Rio Grande, Park, and Saguache Counties
Los Valles youth crews participate in project work in their local counties. Crews consist of 7 members, ages 15-18, with 2 adult crew leaders. Youth Crew members are paid $14.81/hour.
Crews carry out invasive species removal, tree planting, painting, fence building, trail maintenance and construction, habitat improvement projects, and road, bridge, parks, and community clean ups.
Along with completing impactful project work, our program focuses on youth development. Lessons on leadership, team building, communication, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement are incorporated into the workday.
Los Valles Youth Crew Schedules
Youth crews work Monday through Friday for 5 weeks. Project work is completed Monday-Thursday. Friday is an education day.
First Session (June 2nd - June 27th) | Second Session (July 7th – August 1st) |
|---|---|
| Costilla County – Day Crew | Costilla County – Day Crew |
| Conejos County – Camping Crew | Conejos County – Camping Crew |
| Saguache County – Camping Crew | Saguache County – Camping Crew |
| Alamosa County – Day Crew | Alamosa County - Day Crew |
| Chaffee County - Day Crew | Chaffee County – Day Crew |
• Day Crews – Crew members are picked up by crew leaders every morning at a pre-determined location in their county. Monday through Friday mornings crew leaders will pick up crew members at 8:00am or 8:30am. Crew leaders drop crew members off at the pick-up location every day at 4:30pm or 5:00pm. Specific pick up and drop off times for each county will be established before the session starts. Lunch will be provided Monday-Thursday. Day crews return home each evening and do not camp for most of the session. However, day crews will typically operate as a camping crew for one week of the session (see below).
• Camping Crews – Crew members are picked up by crew leaders on Monday morning from a pre-determined location in their county. A regular Monday morning pick-up time between 8:00am and 8:30am will be established by crew leaders prior to the first day of work. Apart from the later start on Monday mornings, crews complete project work from 8:00am-4:30pm during the week. Crew members camp in the field with crew leaders Monday-Friday. Crew leaders drop crew members off at the pick-up location at 12:00pm on Fridays. All food is provided for camping crews while in the field. Some gear may be available for members to borrow.
2025 LOS VALLES YOUTH CREW MEMBER APPLICATION
Questions can be directed to Hannah Rousseau, Youth Program Coordinator in Salida, at hrousseasu@conservationlegacy.org.
