June 14, 2017 – POLE MOUNTAIN, Medicine Bow National Forest – At noon, we had two crews hike into the Summit Trailhead near the Headquarters Trail which crews have been working on to improve drainage and trail tread as International Mountain Biking Standards (IMBA) require for beautiful multi-use trails. There, we met some … Continue reading
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
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
![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
April 4th, 2017 Today, Mayors, County Commissioners, and Tribal leaders across the country joined together to recognize the impact that AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and AmeriCorps VISTA members have made on critical community needs through National Service and to proclaim April 4th, 2017 as National Service Recognition Day. The Albany County Commission and Chairman Tim Chesnut … Continue reading
