Almond, NC - The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn April 10th, 2013 on about 800 acres in the Cheoah Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest. Students from the Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Forestry Conservation and Wildland Firefighting program were on...
The Type II Fire Crew from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center just returned from a fire assignment at Alligator River, near Manteo, North Carolina. Mike Coren and two Squad Bosses (Richard Spriggs and David Finnin) led eleven Schenck students on this...
Curlew Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center’s Forestry Technician instructor, Jim Beckwith, has been sharing his love and knowledge of the forest with young men and women at Curlew Job Corps since 1991. I asked Jim about his career path that led him from a young man...
On June 17, ten students from Schenck's type II fire crew returned to Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center after spending a week in the Grandfather Ranger District in Marion, North Carolina. The students spent the week fighting the Lost Cove Fire, which had...
The Missoulian by Judy Martz As students on Montana’s three Job Corps campuses watched the recent floodwaters rise around their communities, they saw an opportunity to put their career preparation to work helping their neighbors. From the Anaconda Job Corps Center, 37...
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