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Youth Conservation Corps recruits summer workers

by MONTE TURNER
Mineral Independent | March 13, 2024 12:00 AM

Last call for teens between 15 and 18 to apply for quite possibly the coolest summer job they'll ever have.

The Youth Conservation Corps works outside on public lands where projects may include constructing trails, building campground facilities, planting trees, collecting litter, clearing streams, improving wildlife habitat and building fences. There is hard physical work involved in most tasks, and crews work out in the woods away from towns. 

One of the primary concerns of the crew leaders and staff is safety. Enrollees receive instructions on how to work safely and the safe way to handle tools. 

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