https://youtu.be/oPei8iRSQjs Originally appeared on King 5 News, Conner Board https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/northwest-youth-corps-awarded-grant-to-plant-more-trees-around-tacoma/281-043e889e-f91e-40ea-89d2-0d0584a9b505
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On an August morning, the Rainbow Conservation Crew woke and had breakfast at a campsite in Mount Rainier National Park before commuting three miles by foot with McLeods, Pulaskis, and peaveys—tools used for trail work and wildland firefighting—to their worksite on the historic Wonderland Trail. For the past few weeks, the small group of teenagers had been hacking at sections of the 93-mile trail that circumnavigates Washington’s Mount Rainier—or Tahoma as it is known to the local Puyallup tribe—gliding like a roller coaster through alpine meadows, temperate rainforests, and rivers fed by glacial runoff. Mel Hanby, the group’s leader-in-training, was working his third summer with the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) after joining the Rainbow Crew in 2017, the nation’s first LGBTQ youth conservation corps. As a longtime volunteer, Hanby was taking on more responsibility in the backcountry as he oversaw the teenagers alongside senior leaders Ernie Callaghan and Ash Young. One of the crew’s main projects over the five-week program was to construct an urgently needed bridge over a dangerous crossing of the Carbon River. “The youth corps is not a summer camp,” Hanby says. “For many of us it’s our first paid job, and it comes with a lot of responsibility.” He explains that in order for youth
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Northwest Youth Corps’ Conservation Internship Program provides training and hands-on experience with land and water resource management agencies, such as the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Organizations and Non-Profits, in Idaho, Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The Conservation Internship Program is a cooperative effort between Northwest Youth Corps and partner agencies to provide our participants paid opportunities to acquire the skills needed to qualify for permanent and seasonal employment opportunities while living near and working on public lands. https://youtu.be/i7vnpDqQmjE Video showcasing Northwest Youth Corps internship experience and partnership with Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Payette National Forest Opportunities The Payette National Forest consists of over 2.3 million acres, with everything from the deep recesses of Hells Canyon to peaks reaching elevations of almost 9,500 feet. The dry desert grasslands compliment heavily forested acres. Gateways to the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness reach trails that are seldom traveled. Forestry Technician Internship: Northwest Youth Corps is recruiting two interns for the Payette National Forest, McCall Ranger District from May-September 2023 for a total of 680 hours (17 weeks). Interns will assist the trails program on the New Meadows and McCall Ranger Districts.
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