California Conservation Corps
Hire a skilled crew for natural resource conservation, watershed protection, wildland fire prevention, active transportation, and other projects.
NEED A CREW? California’s local corps are an excellent resource for your environmental and community service projects. Our skilled, reliable and well-trained crews will meet your needs while building the next generation of environmental stewards in California. From landscaping to urban forestry, affordable housing construction to emergency response and a host of other Initiatives, local corpsmembers are trained by our experienced staff to meet the highest standards and get the job done with professionalism and efficiency.
To hire a corps crew for your next project, contact your state-certified local community conservation corps to discuss timeframe and project requirements.
Examples of Projects:
Sidewalk repair, removal and replacement
Scenic overlook construction
Demolition and deconstruction
Sign installation
Irrigation
Landscaping and tree planting
Median maintenance
Creation, restoration, or rehabilitation of trails
Urban park construction
Graffiti removal
Bike locker and bike rack installation and repair
Construction of pedestrian/bike paths
Wildlife fencing
Education and outreach
Recycling, including the recycling of CRV beverage containers, e-waste, used oil, and waste tires
Conservation education
Fuel Load Reduction:
removing dead and dying trees, brush and vegetation to reduce wildfire intensity and rate of spread
Reforestation and Restoration
Native species reintroduction
Non-native plant removal/vegetation management
Nursery work for native planting and restoration projects
Tree planting and establishment watering
Scrub Oak restoration
Forest health
Dune and desert restoration
Meadow restoration
Wetland/Riparian Restoration:
restoring or enhancing of waterways, mountain meadows and upland habitat
Stream bank stabilization through bioengineering and installation of gabions and log/boulder structures
Fisheries restoration
Fish stocking and hatchery work; fish surveys and tagging for study
Monitoring: fish populations, stream flow, water quality
Erosion control measures
Water conservation
Assist with grassroots outreach about water conservation
Urban & Community Forestry
increasing the urban tree canopy
Urban Greening
expanding or enhancing of neighborhood parks and community gardens
Find your local corps:
Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps
Counties served: Placer, Yolo, Solano, Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Sacramento
Greater Valley Conservation Corps
Counties served: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador County
Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa
Hire Civicorps for a project/Partner with Civicorps on a project:
Please contact Brian Hickey, CFO/COO, brian.hickey@cvcorps.org
Counties served: Marin, Sonoma, Napa
San Francisco Conservation Corps
Counties served: San Francisco, San Mateo
San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School
Counties served: Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda
Fresno EOC Local Conservation Corps
Counties served: Madera, Fresno
Contact Local Conservation Corps:
(559) 264-1048
Counties served: Tulare, Kings
Cesar Chavez Environmental Corps
Counties served: Kern
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Counties served: Los Angeles
Orange County Conservation Corps
Counties served: Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Gabriel
Conservation Corps of Long Beach
Counties served: Gateway Cities, Catalina
Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire
Counties served: Riverside, San Bernardino
Ignacio Robles, UCCIE Operations Manager
Urban Corps of San Diego County
Counties served: San Diego
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