Summer Job for Teens

Photo shows RNSP’s 2016 summer Youth Conservation Corps at work on park projects. [NPS photo credit.]

Press release from Redwood National and State Parks:

Redwood National and State Parks is seeking enthusiastic local youth age 15 to 18 to apply for Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) jobs this summer. This highly successful program offers local teens a chance to participate in conservation work throughout Redwood National and State Parks.

This year’s eight-week program begins on June 26 and ends on August 18. A total of five young men and five young women will be selected from Humboldt and Del Norte counties at a public drawing. Participants will be paid the California minimum wage of $10.50 per hour for a 40-hour work week. All participants must bring their own lunch and provide their own transportation to and from either the parks’ headquarters building in Crescent City or the National Park Service’s Arcata office.

Specific work projects include construction and maintenance of trails, maintaining fences, removal of exotic plants, and improving wildlife habitat. Participants will be required to do hard physical work, hike long distances and may be exposed to insects, poison oak, adverse weather, and difficult working conditions. Natural and cultural resource education is incorporated into the eight-week program.

To apply, interested youth meeting the qualifications should complete a YCC application form available at local high school counseling and career development offices in Del Norte and northern Humboldt counties. Applications are available in both English and Spanish.  All applications must be completed and returned to Redwood National and State Parks (or post-marked) by April 21. Applicants will be selected on a random basis and will be notified of selection.

For more information about the program or to how receive an application, contact Lynn Erickson-Levi at (707) 465-7737 or [email protected]

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Gypsy Rose
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Gypsy Rose
6 years ago

Thanks Kym for the heads up. I’m going to pass this on to my Granddaughter. This is a good thing for young people. Their able to not only help with nature but their able to meet really good young people. Thanks a lot for this article.

steve
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steve
6 years ago

I did YCC when I was 15 and during the President Ford years. We worked hard but had a lot of fun. Cleared a lot of brush by hand, built trails, and learned a lot of skills. The fun was building car camping areas; a gravel pad, a barbecue grill stand, and rustic benches ont of logs. There was no power or running water at the camp sites. The teens could not use powered tools, so a older grey-haired guy ran the chainsaws and other powered equipment. Our supervisor was a Vietnam Vet. who was probably 22-25 and would tell us stories we could not fully understand.

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6 years ago
Reply to  steve

That’s cool, thx for sharing

Andrea
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Andrea
6 years ago

I wonder if there is a program like this in southern humoldt area?

Ernie Branscomb
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6 years ago
Reply to  Andrea

Check out “Nick’s Interns” in SoHum. ,(Google it)

silverlining
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silverlining
6 years ago

That’s a great summer job that leaves a mark locally.

J
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J
6 years ago

How cool! What lucky kids to grow up around there!

Christina
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Christina
6 years ago

Sounds like an great program. It’s to bad none of the Fortuna high students will be able to apply. School is starting early for them.

Not To Be Missed Opportunity, but don't delay
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My big-city-born son worked for YCC at Redwood National Park the Summer after graduating from McKinleyville High School a couple years ago, his first “real” job. He often came home totally worn out but absolutely loved every minute.

Some days they would spend the cool, foggy mornings clearing out invasive, non-native plant species in the drizzly dampness along the beach near Gold Bluffs or clearing downed trees from Fern Canyon trails, then get driven after lunch way up to 100°+ Bald Hills Road locations to beef-up the fire-breaks, clear brush off roads, repair Park structures etc.

Other days they would be up Hwy 199 in the morning and in a coastal forest in the afternoon.

They received excellent safety training and constant supervision, and earned every cent they received. His group was, as I recall, 6 young women and 4 guys, who quickly learned about teamwork and from that developed lasting camaraderie among themselves. He had picked up his application from the MHS Counseling Office in April, and was one of the very lucky few selected.

http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/youth-conservation-corps-seeks-local-youth-for-summer-jobs/426626652

http://www.eurekacityschools.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2920:redwood-national-park-youth-conservation-corps-ycc-jobs-available-summer-2017-deadline-to-apply-4-21-17&catid=94&Itemid=258

https://sites.google.com/a/nohum.k12.ca.us/mack-high/classroom-news/youthconservationcorps-1

Redneck Mama
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Redneck Mama
6 years ago

I too worked for the YCCC, lets see hmm 19 uhh 40 years ago, yeah 1977. WOW,there was a camp at Bluff Creek and our supervisor was a Bigfoot hunter. Thomas Wilson Wilhoite. We stayed all week at Camp Adorni in tent platforms, home on the weekends. It was a great summer of hard work and good times. We also got credits for Science. I highly recommend it for kids with work ethic.

Martijean huggett
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Martijean huggett
6 years ago

This sounds like a really fun program, is there a place i can get more info?