The 2017 WCC field season summer projects range from putting new trail in to boundary work in the Red Desert. Corps members will gain valuable experience while developing leadership and outdoor skills on 24 projects that include trail maintenance and construction, fencing, boundary signs and wilderness improvements, noxious weed removal, beetle kill mitigation, tree planting, … Continue reading
LARAMIE, April 22, 2017 – The University of Wyoming’s Earth Day was celebrated in the UW’s Student Union building due to an overnight blizzard that covered the town in a thick blanket of snow and freezing rain. While the rest of the student organizations moved inside as to properly display their projects and activities, the … Continue reading
April 15, 2017 – Laramie, Wyoming; County Fairgrounds – As is tradition, the WCC crew leaders and staff volunteer their Saturday to support vendors, build a hoop house, hand out tickets, and staff the Stream Trailer (a tool to teach erosion) at the Laramie Rivers Conservation District’s Conservation Expo. We are proud to support LRCD … Continue reading
by: Tyler Paul; crew leader 2017 The Wyoming Conservation Corps is a program that has enlightened me on the potential of conserving the environment in my state and in my community. It has helped me realize all the opportunities to be involved in various community service activities as well as provided optimal learning opportunities in … Continue reading
by: Tyler Carroll; crewmember 2016, crew leader 2017 During my time working with the Wyoming Conservation Corps, last summer and this winter/spring, I’ve been able to better understand my life ambitions while learning new ways to effectively work and lead in the outdoors. Having the opportunity to travel the state and work on various conservation … Continue reading
![Conservation Corps in the Rocky Mountain West [video]](https://wyocc.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/screenshot-2017-04-13-09-47-33.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Conservation Corps in the Rocky Mountain West [video]")
FOR THOSE of us who have participated in conservation corps, we know how formative those summers or even 10 months are for our lives. Imagine crews of 4, 6, or 8 people from all over the country coming together to serve their country, communities, and public land (and waters). Young people and military veterans … Continue reading
by Max Benson; crewmember 2016, crew leader 2017 My first year with Wyoming Conservation Corps was in 2016. I had graduated from high school in 2015 and went directly into an apprenticeship as an electrician. After a short year, I knew the apprenticeship was not for me. Although I learned a great deal as an … Continue reading
by: Madeline Onstott; Crewmember 2016, Crew Leader 2017 Working for the Wyoming Conservation Corps, an AmeriCorps program, has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. I served as a crewmember last summer and enjoyed it so much I wanted to be a crew leader for this season. Although I do not recall … Continue reading
by Larissa Siirila; Crew Leader 2017 My name is Larissa Siirila and this year is my first time working for an Americorps organization. I was drawn to the Wyoming Conservation Corps in part because of its mission to aid in conservation efforts throughout the state, but mostly because the WCC provided the opportunity to work … Continue reading
by Emily Thornton; crew leader 2017 I have been a part of an AmeriCorps program, the Wyoming Conservation Corps, for almost 3 months and so far. I’ve met amazing people and have learned a lot about myself. I moved to Wyoming from Mississippi not knowing anyone in the area and immediately, the WCC program leaders … Continue reading
