WELCOME ALL TO THE 2017 HITCH REPORT. AFTER EACH HITCH, THE WCC STAFF WILL POST EACH CREW'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH PICTURES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH HITCH OR VOLUNTEERING PLEASE CONTACT US. Crew 1 and Crew 4 - Pole Mountain in Medicine Bow National Forest, May 29-June 7 - These crews started building trails for the … Continue reading Hitch 1, 2017
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National Trails Day 2017
Crew 1 & 4, June 3rd, 2017 - Pole Mountain (Medicine-Bow NF) - National Trails Day is an event hosted every year piloted by the American Hiking Society and powered by sponsors, partnerships, love, and muscle. National Trails Day (NTD) happen all over the U.S.A., including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. This year, with major … Continue reading National Trails Day 2017
Meet the 2017 Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew
The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) is pleased to announce its newest program, the Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew (WyVTC), a program dedicated to employing veterans to work all over the state building, improving, and maintaining trails in Wyoming. Thanks to the financial and operational support from Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, a grant from Rocky … Continue reading Meet the 2017 Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew
Work Locations 2017
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 Work Locations 2017
2017 University of Wyoming Earth Day Glass Recycling
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 2017 University of Wyoming Earth Day Glass Recycling
LRCD Conservation Expo & Garden Beds
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 LRCD Conservation Expo & Garden Beds
AmeriCorps Experience #8
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 AmeriCorps Experience #8
AmeriCorps Experience #7
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 AmeriCorps Experience #7
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 Conservation Corps in the Rocky Mountain West
AmeriCorps Experience #6
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 AmeriCorps Experience #6
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