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
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
Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service
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 Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service
WCC AmeriCorps Leaders Building Raised Beds for the Laramie Community
Every spring, the Wyoming Conservation Corps' AmeriCorps crew leaders volunteer their time to serve the Laramie Valley. Since 2010, crew leaders have worked with the Laramie Rivers Conservation District (LRCD) in a number of capacities providing spring time labor for LRCD's mission in Albany County. This year, our leaders are designing and building a variety … Continue reading WCC AmeriCorps Leaders Building Raised Beds for the Laramie Community
The New Crew Leaders of 2017
The WCC is pleased to announce its 2017 Crew Leaders who undergo field leadership training with us from today until late May learning Wilderness First Aid, U.S. Forest Service chainsaw certification S-212, leadership, conservation ethics, the nation's and Wyoming's public land history, risk management...the whole nine yards. The below introductions can be found on our … Continue reading The New Crew Leaders of 2017
Opinion Piece that Conservation Corps Can Get Behind
Sometimes, one of us in the office stumbles across an opinion article that just needs to be shared. How can we protect our National Parks??? ...maybe consider modern conservation corps as a viable option. Note: These opinions are those of Gundars Rudzitis, and not the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Conservation Corps. full story here: http://www.hcn.org/issues/48.18/we-need-a-new-civilian-conservation-corps?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5810871304d3015255bdcb87&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook … Continue reading Opinion Piece that Conservation Corps Can Get Behind
Glass Recycling Trailer
Hey All, Below is a link to our glass recycling campaign. Check out what we hope to do for our Laramie Valley Community. http://www.uwyo.edu/foundation/crowdfunding/?cfpage=project&project_id=13118
