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Put your skills to the test in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
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Now recruiting skilled adult conservation crew members and leaders to join Northwest Youth Corps. Put your skills to the test in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Spend your days outdoors completing meaningful conservation projects on public lands! Find out more at nwyouthcorps.org
Published February 17, 2020
Northwest Youth Corps offers a challenging education and job-training experience that helps youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds develop the skills they need to lead full and productive lives.
Trail Stewardship Partner Funding Available
Funding available for trail maintenance efforts on USFS lands.
12 Resources for Building Trail Stewards
Use this library of resources, articles, and trainings to create an army of effective trail stewards.
Conservation Corps Project Analysis, Fall 2012
The National Park Service (NPS) Park Facility Maintenance Division (PFMD) conducted a project analysis to determine how the costs of engaging a conservation corps to accomplish cyclic maintenance activities at national parks compared with the costs of using contractor or NPS crews.
National Evaluation of Youth Corps: Findings at Follow-up
This study of youth corps used an experimental design in order to compare the experiences of youth corps members with those of similar individuals who applied to the program over the same time period (June 2006 through July 2007) but who were randomly assigned to a control group. The study team used a two stage process to create a sample for the study.
