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USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Partner Organization(s) Description Alabama National in Alabama Direct hire Archaeology projects Alabama National Forests in Alabama Jacksonville State University Botanical surveys Alabama National Forests in Alabama University of Georgia Ecological modeling Alabama National Forests in Alabama University of West Georgia Insect, bat, mammal field surveys National Forest Alaska Geographic Restoration and trails works Team works on multiple projects on Forest Alaska AmeriCorps NCCC and with community Youth Conservation Corps crews work on Alaska Tongass National Forest Direct hire Iconic Place site Residential Youth Conservation Corps Alaska Tongass National Forest Direct hire crews Alaska Tongass National Forest HistoriCorps Historic preservation Alaska Student Conservation Association Trail maintenance Youth employed to support a variety of Alaska Tongass National Forest Student Conservation Association projects on the Forest High school and Eastern College Arizona Arizona Conservation Corps youth work partnership Arizona Conservation Corps Youth and veteran crews on Red Rock Arizona HistoriCorps Ranger District Arizona Conservation Corps Veterans engaged on Arizona Coronado National Forest Sierra Club Range/ Area National Forest Foundation funded; trail Arizona Conservation Legacy rehabilitation and restoration in the West Pinto Creek area Arizona Coronado National Forest Gila Watershed Partnership Youth conservation work County Educational Service Arizona Youth and veterans employed Organization Students at career camp and camp on California Mendocino National Forest Chico State University Forest lands California Six Rivers National Forest Dreamquest Youth Conservation Corps crews California Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Institute Great Basin Institute AmeriCorps crew

1 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description National Forest Foundation funded; removal, habitat California Los Angeles Conservation Corps restoration, hazardous fire loads reduction, and ecological sustainable recreation improvements Partnership to conduct trails and California Six Rivers National Forest Northwest Youth Corps restoration work Urban Conservation Corp of the Inland California San Bernardino National Forest Invasive species removal Empire California and Nevada Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Great Basin Institute Youth corps engaged on Ely ranger district Redesign, renovation, and reconstruction California and Nevada Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Great Basin Institute of campground California and Nevada Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Great Basin Institute Youth crews complete Secret-Lamoille Trail

Rio Grande National Forest and Grand National Forest Foundation funded; Mesa/Uncompahgre/Gunnison Colorado Mountain Club volunteers complete high-priority trail National Forests maintenance and corridor-clearing projects Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Colorado Direct hire Youth Conservation Corps crews Gunnison National Forests National Forest Foundation funded; youth Colorado Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests Rocky Mountain Conservancy internships support safe and sustainable outdoor recreation National Forest Foundation funded; crew members gain valuable skills while Colorado White River National Forest Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-Colorado accomplishing priority projects on public lands National Forest Foundation funded; Colorado White River National Forest Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-Colorado Reconstruct trails and accomplish trail closures and rehabilitation Colorado Southwest Conservation Corps Veteran crew thin fire fuels

2 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Colorado San Juan National Forest Southwest Conservation Corps Youth crew 10 week trail project National Forest Foundation funded; four Colorado White River National Forest Student Conservation Association interns support wilderness / trails and developed/dispersed recreation programs Colorado and Manti-LaSal National Forest Country Youth Corps Residential Youth Conservation Corps crew Tribal youth assist with fuels reduction Colorado and Utah Manti-LaSal National Forest Canyon Country Youth Corps workload projects Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests Colorado and HistoriCorps Historic preservation & Thunder Basin

Florida Southern Region Community Training Works Community Training Works youth engaged National Forest Foundation funded; Chattahoochee-Oconee National augment the over-used Hawk Mountain Georgia Appalachian Trail Conservancy Forest Appalachian Trail shelter with low impact campsites Chattahoochee-Oconee National Georgia Greening Youth Foundation Residential Youth Conservation Corps crew Forest Local youth work on habitat restoration in Hawaii Pacific Southwest Region Big Island Invasive Species Committee mesic forest Tribal youth restore fire-impacted culturally- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Clearwater Basin Collaborative important areas Idaho -Challis National Forest Idaho Youth Employment Program Youth repair Lemhi Loop Trail Youth Employment Program fencing Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest Idaho Youth Employment Program project Idaho Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Conservation Corps Interns supports Lolo Pass Visitor Center Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest Montana Conservation Corps Trail maintenance crews Idaho Northwest Youth Corps Collaboration with Idaho Youth Corps

3 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Youth assist with completion of travel Idaho Northwest Youth Corps management project Youth corps focusing on the Continental Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest Northwest Youth Corps Divide Scenic Trail Idaho Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Pierce Youth Challenge Academy At risk and underserved youth engaged Youth Conservation Corps work at Lucky Idaho Boise National Forest Resource Advisory Council Peak Nursery, Idaho City and Cascade Ranger Districts. Youth repair 2015 Eleven-Mile Fire Trail Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest Student Conservation Association damage Idaho and Montana Bitterroot National Forest Montana Conservation Corps Crews support trail maintenance needs Idaho and Utah Montana Conservation Corps Youth crew on the Fairfield Ranger District National Forest Foundation funded - Idaho and Utah Sawtooth National Forest Northwest Youth Corps reopen six trails that improve travel for motorized and non-motorized users Illinois Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie The Wetlands Initiative Intensive restoration work Mark Twain National Forest, Wayne Illinois, Missouri, National Forest, Midewin National National Hispanic Environmental Minority Youth Institute youth work and Minnesota, New Tallgrass Prairie, Chippewa National Council learn on various National Forests Hampshire, Ohio Forest, White Mountain National MobilizeGreen Forest Build awareness and provide outdoors Lexington School for the Deaf service experiences indiana Hoosier National Forest MobilizeGreen Summer youth engagement opportunities Louisiana Kisatchie National Forest Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Tribal archaeology projects Maine and New Youth perform critical maintenance to the White Mountain National Forest Appalachian Mountain Club Hampshire Davis Path trail

4 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Youth engaged through Student Maine and New White Mountain National Forest Student Conservation Association Conservation Association to perform Hampshire various trail projects across the forest Maine and New College students employed during summer White Mountain National Forest Unity College Hampshire months to support forest priorities Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Michigan Restoration projects Foundation funded - At risk Michigan Huron- SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps youth improve habitat for the federally endangered species and construct trail Student Conservation Association youth Michigan Huron-Manistee National Forests Student Conservation Association engaged Michigan Ottawa National Forest Student Conservation Association Youth perform resource projects Residential Youth Conservation Corps crew Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Minnesota placed at Wolf Creek Environmental Iowa Learning Center Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Diverse youth work and learn through Minnesota Superior National Forest Iowa 'Faces of Tomorrow' program Youth work on historic preservation Minnesota Superior National Forest Northern Bedrock Conservation Corps projects and outdoor service Mississippi National Forests in Mississippi Greening Youth Foundation Individual placement of a resource assistant Mississippi National Forests in Mississippi Student Conservation Association Residential Youth Conservation Corps Missouri Mark Twain National Forest The Nature Conservancy Tribal youth crews HistoriCorps Missouri Mark Twain National Forest Historic preservation projects Friends of the Eleven Point River Missouri Mark Twain National Forest MobilizeGreen Individual placement of a resource assistant

5 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Nature resource protection and facility Montana AmeriCorps Grantee Forest improvements National Forest Foundation funded; Montana Foundation invasive weed suppression Youth Conservation Corps work on Montana Flathead National Forest Montana Conservation Corps engineering projects Helena - Lewis & Clark National Crews support restoration and trails Montana Montana Conservation Corps Forests maintenance Tribal youth restore fire-impacted culturally- Montana Montana Conservation Corps important areas Helena - Lewis & Clark National Montana Montana Conservation Corps Interns perform biological surveys Forests Helena - Lewis & Clark National Montana Montana Discovery Foundation Youth forest monitoring Forests National Forest Foundation funded; trail Montana Helena-Lewis & Montana Wilderness Association projects completed by Blackfeet Community College youth Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Interns serve 8 weeks in Anaconda Montana Student Conservation Association Forest Wilderness Conservation Legacy Lakota Tribe Iconic Places project Nebraska Nebraska National Forest Direct hire Youth Conservation Corps crews Veterans reconstruct trail post fire & flood Conservation Legacy events National Forest Foundation funded; high New Mexico Conservation Legacy priority trail work in the Captain Wilderness National Forest Foundation funded; add New Mexico Lincoln National Forest Ecoservants recreational opportunities Green Mountain & Finger Lakes Five member crew supports restoration New York and Vermont Green Mountain Club National Forests and trail maitenance projects

6 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Green Mountain & Finger Lakes Lexington School for the Deaf Build awareness and provide outdoors New York and Vermont National Forests Vermont Youth Conservation Corps service experiences Green Mountain & Finger Lakes Summer service and work experiences for New York and Vermont Vermont Youth Conservation Corps National Forests youth Conservation Trust for North Carolina North Carolina National Forests in North Carolina Conservation Trust for North Carolina youth engaged Southern Appalachian Wilderness Crew leadership of Wilderness projects North Carolina Southern Region Stewards along the Appalachian trail Youth Conservation Corps crew work on Ohio Direct hire the Forest

Partner provides classroom and fieldwork Ohio Wayne National Forest Groundwork Cincinnati learning experiences to help youth develop skills to meet real challenges

Oregon Deschutes National Forest Heart of Oregon Corps AmeriCorps crew trail work Central Oregon Intergovernmental Summer and school-year residential tribal Oregon Council Youth Conservation Corps crews Heart of Oregon Corps Discover Your Northwest Diverse young aspiring professional Oregon Deschutes National Forest engaged as interns National Forest Foundation funded; Oregon Fremont-Winema National Forest Lomakatsi Restoration Project restoration of ancestral lands and the socio- economic prosperity of tribal community Oregon Willamette National Forest Mt. Adams Institute Veterans serve as wilderness rangers Trail maintenance and invasive species Oregon and California Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Northwest Youth Corps removal Oregon and California Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Siskiyou Mountain Club College youth trail crews Oregon and Washington Mt. Adams Institute Veterans serve on Type 2 suppression crew

7 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description Tennesee Southeast Conservation Corps Residential Youth Conservation Corps crew

Multiple Youth Conservation Corps and Texas Southern Region American Youth Works 21CSC crews including residential programs on forests throughout the southeast Texas National Forests in Texas Stephen F. Austin University Heritage projects with college youth Diverse college youth and veterans Utah American Conservation Experience employed Tribal Youth Conservation Corps crew Utah Dixie National Forest Southern Utah University provided on each ranger district Utah Dixie National Forest Southern Utah University College youth and veterans engaged Utah Uinta-Wasatch- Utah Conservation Corps Trail crew on the Heber Ranger District Expands Youth Conservation Corps Utah Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Youth Conservation Corps opportunities Utah and Wyoming Montana Conservation Corps Heavy trail maintenance Multiple trail maintenance projects and Utah and Wyoming Ashley National Forest Utah Conservation Corps opportunities to be inclusive of different ability crews University collaboration for Youth Utah and Wyoming Ashley National Forest Youth Conservation Corps Conservation Corps crew George Washington & Jefferson Virginia Student Conservation Association Youth Conservation Corps crew National Forests AmeriCorps Grantee Youth will re-build a historic Civil War fence West Virginia Monongahela National Forest Appalachian Forest Heritage Area at Camp Allegheny AmeriCorps Grantee Youth will develop a renovation plan of the West Virginia Monongahela National Forest Appalachian Forest Heritage Area Civilian Conservation Corps era Hopkins HistoriCorps Knob

8 USDA and Partners Collaborate to Fund 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Projects State Forest Partner Organization(s) Description AmeriCorps Grantee Youth rehabiliatate the Civilian West Virginia Monongahela National Forest Appalachian Forest Heritage Area Conservation Corps era Stuart Cabin HistoriCorps HistoriCorps Youth and veterans collaborate on historic Wisconsin Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Veteran Administration preservation projects Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Wisconsin Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Work opportunities for tribal youth Superior Chippewa Wisconsin Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Student Conservation Association Crew-based work Individual placement through Resource Wisconsin Eastern Region University of Wisconsin Assistants Program Montana Conservation Corps Under-represented youth and veterans Wyoming Bridger- Wyoming Conservation Corps engaged with recreation trails The Buford Foundation Great Basin Institute Resource Assistants work on various Intermountain Region Student Conservation Association Forests 21CSC crews on projects on multiple Southern Region Southeast Conservation Corps forests in the southern states Individual placements of Resource Southern Region Student Conservation Association Assistants to coordinate volunteer and partnership programs on multiple forests

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