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Volume 2, Issue 3
October 2015
Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center Courier
Curlew Job Corps Graduate Speaks at the White House
Alicia D. Bennett, Public Affairs Officer, Job Corps National Office
On June 18, 2015, Katherine
“Kit” Martinez, who graduated
from Curlew Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center in July
2015, spoke at the White House
as part of a Community Leaders
Briefing. Martinez served as a
national representative for The
Corps Network, the national
member organization for America’s Service and Conservation
Corps. She shared her experience as a welding student and
dorm and vocational leader to
her fellow Corps students. Martinez and other youth shared
their insights on how national
service through Corps programs
helps benefit American communities and young peoples’ lives,
while providing education, job
training, and environmental and
community service opportunities
for young Americans from a
variety of economic, educational, and racial backgrounds.
While at Curlew, Martinez deployed as a crew leader on three
separate Curlew firefighting
camp crews. Katherine was
often singled out for her hard
work and "can do" attitude by
fire incident commanders. Curlew Job Corps students contributed over 19,436 hours on wildfire and prescribed fire assignments during the 2014 wildland
firefighting season.
Martinez, a 21 year old native of
Wisconsin, is now enrolled for
advanced training in the Boiler-
“Curlew Job Corps stresses the
importance of good leadership. Anyone can be thrown
into a higher position and call
themselves a leader, but it
takes a good work ethic, understanding, patience, and the
ability to not only give
constructive criticism, but to
receive it as well.”
Kathleen Martinez
Curlew Job Corps Graduate
makers National Apprenticeship
Program in Spokane, Washington.
Read Katherine’s White House
speech on leadership on page 3.
L-R: Katherine “Kit” Martinez and Job Corps National
Director Tina Terrell attend White House Community
Leaders Briefing on June 18, 2015. Photo courtesy of
Cyndi Szymanski.
From the Desk of the National Office
Tina J. Terrell, National Director, Job Corps National Office
Hello to the Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center Community. This article will focus on the
urban forestry trade as this
trade is only on five (5) centers,
but is an important trade dealing with conservation.
The five centers with an Urban
Forestry trade are:
—Angell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (Oregon)
—Golconda Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center (Illinois)
—Great Onyx Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center (Kentucky)
—Ouachita Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center (Arkansas)
—Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center (Kentucky)
Some people ask, what is the
different between urban forestry
and forestry? The Urban Forestry trade on a Center focuses on
training Job Corps students in
taking care of trees in urban
areas. This means gardening,
landscaping, tree climbing, tree
identification, pruning, tree
planting, leaf abstraction, and
branch removal. The Forestry
trade on a Center focuses on
training Job Corps students in
tree or brush removal in the
forest, tree harvesting, tree
identification, tree clearing, tree
stand improvement, and tree
planting. One trade focuses on
trees in a forest (the wildland);
the other trade focuses on
trees in a city or town. Both
trades are needed as trees
provide many benefits to
society.
Students in urban forestry learn
a multitude of tasks involved
with their trade which include
basic tree biology, tree identifi-
cation, nutrition, and pruning in the area
of tree management. The
trainee is inculcated with the
fundamentals of water and
soil science. Basic and advanced harvesting techniques
are taught and integrated with
a definitive regimen of safety
practices. n essence, the urban forestry program encapsulates the principles of Green
training and learning as part of
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Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center Courier
From the Desk of the National Office (continued from page 1)
Tina J. Terrell, National Director, Job Corps National Office
the Forest Service’s efforts in
the area of Climate Change and
training the citizen steward of
tomorrow in conservation.
Students in the urban forestry
trade are used on and off center
to improve and enhance landscapes. I visited the Ouachita
Job Corps Center in May and the
Golconda Job Corps Center in
July of this year and was
pleased to see projects that the
students were implementing in
the communities surrounding
the centers. Community members expressed appreciation of
this work by writing articles in
the local newspaper and/or
sharing pictures with community
leaders, elected officials, and
with the Job Corps National Office. The projects entailed removing or pruning trees in a
park, in a cemetery, in town, or
on the nearby national forest.
Even though this article focuses
on the urban forestry trade, I
want to thank all trade instructors for what you do each and
every day. Your dedication, hard
work, enthusiasm, patience, and
perseverance to train the young
people of today to be leaders of
tomorrow are making a difference.
Students in urban
forestry learn a multitude of tasks involved
with their trade which
include basic tree
biology, tree identification, nutrition, and
pruning in the area of
tree management. The
trainee is inculcated
with the fundamentals
of water and soil
science. Basic and
advanced harvesting
techniques are taught
and integrated with a
definitive regimen of
safety practices.
Ouachita Job Corps urban forestry student working at Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs,
Arkansas. Photo courtesy of Ouachita Job Corps.
—Tina J. Terrell
National Director
Golconda Job Corps urban forestry students work on the Shawnee National Forest. Photo courtesy of
Golconda Job Corps.
Great Onyx student Kyler Ramsey cuts down tree
to make way for new path for the trail. Picture
courtesy of Great Onyx Job Corps.
Angell Job Corps students working at the Sitka
Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon. Photo
courtesy of Angell Job Corps.
Timber Lake Job Corps Forestry instructor observes one of his students in action. Photo courtesy of
Timber Lake Job Corps.
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Kathleen Martinez Appeals to Washington, D.C. Policy Makers to Support Job Corps
Kathleen “Kit” Martinez, Graduate, Curlew Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
staff and teaching at Job Corps.
Curlew Job Corps stresses the
importance of good leadership.
Anyone can be thrown into a
higher position and call themselves a leader, but it takes a
good work ethic, understanding,
patience, and the ability to not
only give constructive criticism,
but to receive it as well.
Katherine “Kit” Martinez stands in front of the White House on June 18, 2015. Photo courtesy of The
Corps Network.
“Unfortunately, not everyone has
what it takes to be a good leader. But I think that everyone
deserves a chance to figure that
out on their own. To put it bluntly, I would have probably failed in
the working world if it was not for
Job Corps that showed me my
potential. So I ask policymakers
in Washington D.C. to support
me and others like me by supporting leadership development
opportunities at Civilian Conservation Centers, like Curlew Job
Corps. that it has on young
lives.”
I have been self-conscious and
quiet most of my life, and I went
through high school and college
sitting timidly in the comer. I
thought that going to college to
become an engineer would
make me feel impressive and in
tum, give me that inner strength
that I was looking for. But after
three semesters of feeling empty, I realized that I would never
develop that strength until I
pursued my true passion of
welding.
It was then I noticed a flyer for
Job Corps, a trade school that
offered to teach me for free,
with free room and board,
seemed like a perfect opportunity that I couldn't pass up. I
signed up immediately, knowing
that this was going to be the
greatest alternative to having to
pay thousands of dollars at a
college. Although, I now realize
that Job Corps is so much more
than learning how to weld with
no cost to me.
Welding has been great and so
has the staff here at Curlew Job
Corps. I have learned so much,
not just in welding, but in life
also. Staff members expect everyone to get involved in leadership in dorm, if not just to try it
for a few days. After I had been
asked several times to try, I
finally gave in and landed a
small leadership position. I left
the position after a month because I realized I wasn't patient
enough for it. I wasn't successful
in the position, but I wouldn't
say that I failed entirely because
at least I now knew what it took,
and I learned from my mistakes.
This small position allowed me,
for the first time in my life, to be
a leader. After years of being
overlooked as one or someone
with possible potential to become one, because I was the
quiet and shy girl, I was finally
given an opportunity and found
my inner strength all due to the
The staff try to teach us these
qualities and to guide us, but it
is ultimately up to the student
whether or not they want to put
in the work to develop the qualities that are needed. After learning them myself from my position in dorm, I became the foreman for welding and for one of
Curlew Job Corps' camp crews
that went out on a fire last year.
My camp crew worked at the
Carlton Complex for two weeks,
and it was one of the largest
fires that the West Coast has
ever seen. After receiving these
positions, I realized that I still
had a lot to learn. I had the qualities to be a good leader, but I
still needed to fully develop
them. From the guidance and
patience of my trade boss and
camp crew boss, over time I was
made into a respected leader.
It takes great responsibility to be
a leader. I always try to lead by
example, and my fellow trade
and camp crewmembers see
this, and they try to follow suit,
allowing them to develop their
own leadership skills. Becoming
a leader also meant that I now
have the duty to try to help others advance in their own work. I
now make a willing effort to help
all of my fellow welders, instead
of just focusing on my own gain.
Some welcome my help more
than others, but that's alright,
because at least I know that I
have done my duty as a foreman, and that these people will
become better welders and, in
turn, have a better chance of
making a career out of it.
Katherine “Kit” Martinez speaks at White House
Community Leaders Briefing on June 18, 2015.
Photo courtesy of Cyndi Szymanski.
After Job Corps, I plan on making
a career out of welding. I don't
think that I would be as confident and patient as I am now if I
had never been a leader. And for
the staff members at Curlew Job
Corps who pushed me into it, I
thank them. Without them and
Job Corps, I would not be ready
to step out into the working
world, ready to climb my way up
the leadership ladder.
Unfortunately, not everyone has
what it takes to be a good leader. But I think that everyone
deserves a chance to figure that
out on their own. To put it bluntly, I would have probably failed
in the working world if it was not
for Job Corps that showed me
my potential. So I ask policymakers in Washington D.C. to support me and others like me by
supporting leadership development opportunities at Civilian
Conservation Centers, like Curlew Job Corps.
Without this center, I would not
be the person who is standing
before you and the fact that I
had the opportunity to get selected to come to D.C. and talk
to all of you today, is a testament to Job Corps' effectiveness
and the importance that it has
on young lives.
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Anaconda Job Corps Camp Crew is the Backbone of Scotchmans Gulch Fire Incident Command Post
BreannaMae Thomasson, Fire Prevention Technician, Gallatin National Forest, Big Timber Ranger District
and must complete
paperwork, get their
red card, attend an
annual refresher,
and complete classes through FEMA to
have the opportunity
to work in fire
camps. “This is a
once in a lifetime
Anaconda Job Corps Camp Crew at the Scotchmans Gulch Fire .
chance for them,”
Photo courtesy of Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
said Mona Fergeson,
Crew Boss for the JCCCC crew. It
They have set up yurts and
gives them a chance to earn
tents, filled in pot holes and
money for rent or a car when
gopher holes to mitigate safety
they go out on their own. This
hazards, helped with food delivexperience gives them a chance
ery along with organizing, manto grow in skills that increase
aging, and helping deliver suptheir employment options. They
plies to our crews up on the
fireline. The Anaconda Job Corps can practice skills of their trade,
improve their life skills, practice
Civilization Conservation Center
(JCCCC) crew of 10 has been the time management and be responsible for themselves. “I love
behind-the scenes-backbone of
it. We’re working a lot and I like
Scotchmans Gulch Fire ICP, and
good hard work,” said Aaron
they should be commended.
Schaack, a 17 year old crewAnaconda JCCCC crewmembers
member with aspirations of beare each specifically chosen
coming a brick layer or going
through an application process,
into the marines. Job Corps
itself is an opportunity for this
crew. They can choose between
seven different trades: painting,
brick laying, carpentry, heavy
equipment operator, heavy
equipment mechanic, welding,
and culinary school. “It’s one
heck of a job hookup.” Trevor
Gerwig, 17 years old replied
when asked what job corps was
to him. Trevor already has a
commitment to join the Marines
once he turns 18 and will work
to become a scout sniper. With
the training provided, participants can have a chance to
earn a high school diploma,
GED, CDL, and many other certifications with a more hands-on
learning style. Skyler Hawkins,
18 years old with big plans of
becoming a heavy equipment
operator and earning his CDL,
said “[Job Corps] gives you another chance for a diploma and
a good career.” Not only does
job corps provide the prospect
for these youth to be able to
earn many different certifica-
“This is a once in a lifetime
chance for them . . .This experience gives them a chance to grow
in skills that increase their employment options. They can practice skills of their trade, improve
their life skills, practice time
management and be responsible
for themselves.
—Mona Fergeson
Crew Boss
tions, but the program “builds
you for a trade and gives you a
future.” Aaron Schaack said;
they are all given the chance to
start over and become employable adults. The Anaconda JCCCC
crews training shines through in
their hard work and easy going
attitudes here in ICP; it is a
pleasure to be able to have such
enthusiastic, resilient, and reliable individuals to form and absolutely incredible team that has
done an amazing job here.
Wolf Creek Job Corps “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes”
Misti-Kae Bucich, Lead Counselor, Wolf Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
spanned across
the country raising millions of
dollars towards
domestic shelters, crisis centers, and educational and prevention programs. Hosted
through the local
Battered Persons
Advocacy agency,
hundreds of men,
women, and chilEnthusiastic Wolf Creek Job Corps students prepare to “Walk-A-Mile” in
dren gather to
high heels to raise awareness of domestic violence. Photo courtesy of
Wolf Creek Job Corps.
raise money and
awareness by
The annual “Walk-A-Mile In Her
supporting our courageous highShoes” event was created in
heeled wearing men. On April
2001 by one man who wanted
24th, 2015, twenty-seven Wolf
to take a stand against domesCreek Job Corps students and
tic violence by literally "walking a
three staff members joined this
mile in her shoes." What started
walk of empowerment by putting
as a small movement has
on red high heal shoes and
walked one mile to take a stance
against violence against women.
This playful, yet powerful, venue
provides n opportunity for discussion and education on America’s alarming sexual assault
statistics. Many of the Wolf
Creek Job Corps students volun-
teer for this fundraiser to support a family member or friend
who may have experienced
some form of gender violence.
Students feel empowered and
proud. I would encourage all Job
Corps Centers to participate in a
The Walk-A-Mile event in your
area.
Wolf Creek Job Corps students gamely walk the mile in some pretty fashionable pumps to raise
awareness of domestic violence. Photo courtesy of Wolf Creek Job Corps.
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Cass Job Corps Heavy Equipment Program Continues its Five Year Lee Creek Park Restoration Project
Mike M. Elder, Residential Living Manager, Cass Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Cass Job Corps student operates a fork lift. Photo courtesy of Cass Job
Corps.
Once a thriving city attraction,
Lee Creek Park in Van Buren,
Arkansas, was severely damaged in the tornado that struck
the city in 1996. The tornado, a
result of a tornadic supercell,
wreaked havoc along the Arkansas River and spanned
across Sebastian, Crawford,
Franklin, Marion, and Washington counties. This storm
caused millions of dollars in
damages. The devastated area
of Lee Creek Park in the Mount
Vista area has remained closed
since 1996. Restoration efforts
are underway with the Cass Job
City of Van Buren public works fueling Center equipment. Photo
courtesy of Cass Job Corps.
Corps students in the International Union of Operating Engineers
Pre-apprenticeship heavy equipment program. Under the close
supervision of instructors, Jim
Armstrong and Chris Wilson, students receive daily instruction in
safety, maintenance on the heavy
equipment, maneuvering equipment, operational techniques,
and other areas to help the students become successful in the
heavy equipment industry. Students are given additional training to aid in their success in the
labor market. The Lee Creek Park
project provides training for real
world experience.
Cass Job Corps student uses a bulldozer to remove a felled tree. Photo
courtesy of Cass Job Corps.
Cass student clears overgrowth and brush on the edge of the Arkansas River. Photo courtesy of Cass Job Corps.
Cass Job Corps Heavy Equipment Students Placed City of Van Buren Work-Based Learning Positions
The Cass Job Corps heavy equipment program has placed two
students in Work Based Learning positions working for the city of Van
Buren paving side streets with asphalt. Photo courtesy of Cass Job
Corps.
The men wearing the chartreuse fluorescent vests are Cass Job Corps
students. Photo courtesy of Cass Job Corps.
Cass Job Corps students spread and smooth asphalt. The majority of
professional asphalt crew members learn through on-the-job training.
Photo courtesy of Cass Job Corps.
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Hard Work Pays Off - Students from Blackwell Job Corps Center Fight Wildland Fires Out West
Hilary Markin, Public Affairs Officer, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Blackwell Job Corps wildland firefighter, David Rutecki, prepares to help initiate a large burn out on the
Limebelt Fire in Washington. Photo courtesy of Blackwell Job Corps.
Four students from the Blackwell Job Corps Center in Wisconsin put their training to the test
in August as members of a Wisconsin Interagency Crew that
was dispatched to Washington
to assist with wildland fires.
They were part of a 20 person
interagency crew of employees
from the Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The crew was extremely busy
and participated in the suppression of four separate fires ending with the Okanagan Complex
near Conconully, Washington.
During their 21-day assignment
the crew was involved with initial attack, burn out operations,
structure triage and protection,
hose lays, line construction, and
mop-up.
They worked with the OkanaganWenatchee National Forest,
Washington Department of Natural Resources, and a multitude
of other resources from Washington and from around the
country. The crew camped out in
a variety of locations, such as,
the banks of the Colombia River
in Roosevelt, Chelan Falls Town
Park, Oroville school gymnasium
and Conconully State Park.
“As far as fire assignments go,
these (Blackwell) guys got a lot
of exposure to just about everything that you’re going to see
and work with out on the fire
line,” said Chris Geidel, Engine
Operator on the Great Divide
District of the ChequamegonNicolet National Forest who
served as the crew boss for the
Wisconsin Interagency Crew.
Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming. Many of them supporting
these efforts on multiple deployments.
it is something I work hard to
instill in the Blackwell Job Corps
students participating in the
wildland firefighter program.”
Typically, fire assignments are
for 14 days plus travel and require working up to 16 hour
days in harsh conditions including the smoke from the fires,
heat, altitude, mountainous
terrain, and sleeping in tents.
“The guys from Blackwell came
well prepared and did really well
for their first time out, especially
given the critical fire behavior
that we were working in,” said
Geidel.
The Forest Service started the
wildland firefighter training program at Blackwell in October of
2014. Since then, 18 students
have been certified as Wildland
Firefighters and 60 are participants in the program, working
towards their certification. In
addition, nine students have
found volunteer or permeant
jobs as firefighters after graduating from Blackwell.
“These conditions put a lot of
physical strain on us as wildland
fire fighters, and the dynamic
fire conditions put a lot of mental strain on us as well,” said
Lee Jensen, Assistant Fire Management Officer for the
Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest Job Corps Fire Program,
who was part of the crew. “We
train really hard to prepare ourselves for these conditions, and
The crew was working daily with
and around helicopters, air tankers, Single Engine Air Tankers
(SEATS), super scoopers, dozers
and engines of every kind.
"It was a great experience being
able to travel the country, see
new things, and meet new people. It was a wonderful feeling to
be able to save houses for families,” said Ja-Won Barnett, one
of the Blackwell Job Corps
wildland firefighters who was on
the crew. “Just knowing that I'm
doing something that matters
has been a life-changing experience."
This summer more than 300 fire
personnel have been dispatched from the Wisconsin
Interagency Coordination Center
that is managed by the
Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest. These fire personnel
have been mobilized to Alaska,
Montana, California, Idaho,
(L-R) Blackwell Job Corps fire crew Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Job Corps Assistant Fire
Management Officer Lee Jensen and crew members David Rutecki, Adam Edwards, Jeremiah Bridges
and JaWon Barnett, pause for a moment after prepping an indirect fire line on the Wolverine Fire in
Washington. Photo courtesy of Blackwell Job Corps.
Click on link below to watch the Blackwell Job Corps
firefighters in action!
http://www.wjfw.com/stories.html?sku=20150803174250&display=video
http://www.wjfw.com/stories.html?sku=20150618225955
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April 16—17, 2015 Trapper Creek Job Corps Wilderness Discovery Program Hitch Report Photo Essay
Adam Washebek, Forestry Technician, Trapper Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
LOCATION:
Bitterroot National Forest,
Darby Ranger District, Tin Cup
Creek Trail
GOAL:
Open up Tin Cup Creek Trail
JOB CORPS INSTRUCTOR:
Trapper Creek Job Corps crew members arrive at the Tin Cup Creek trailhead
on April 16, 2015.
Trapper Creek Job Corps crew cross the cold and swift Tin Cup Creek twice as
they hike and clear three miles of trail over nine hours.
Another Tin Cup Creek crossing.
And another Tin Cup Creek crossing.
Trapper Creek Job Corps crew begin work with a cross-cut saw to remove a
complex Douglas Fir from the Tin Cup Creek Trail.
Trapper Creek Job Corps crew assesses their progress.
Adam Washebek, Forestry
Technician
STUDENTS:
Matt Narrod, Don Frisch, Eric
Strom, Trey Baldwin, Randy
Fischer, Pawel Halicki
PLAN:
Arrive at Tin Cup Creek trailhead early on April 16, 2015
and perform logout, loose rock
removal, and drainage maintenance on Tin Cup Trail. Set up
camp somewhere on the trail.
On April 17,2015, continue
performing trail work until the
first snowfall.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Trees removed—40

Drainage structures
cleaned—15

Miles hiked—9

Hours Worked—18
Read participant Matt
Narrod’s essay on what
wilderness means to him on
page eight.
All photos in this series are
courtesy of Adam Washebek,
Forestry Technician, Trapper
Creek Job Corps
The Trapper Creek Job Corps crew pauses to rest and celebrate a removal.
Page 8
What Wilderness Means to Me
Matthew Narrod, Graduate, Trapper Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
with others or alone.
There’s a lot to be learned and
gained from wilderness, whether
it’s knowledge of the external
world or internally discovering
more about yourself than you
knew possible. Wilderness is
wild, in flux, ever-changing, so it
requires you to adapt and push
yourself more than ever. While
remaining safe is key, having
fun, and reconnecting with ones
humanity is important as well.
Matthew Narrod poses with fellow Trapper
Creek students before beginning work to open
up the Tin Cup Creek Trail on the Darby Ranger
District, Bitterroot National Forest. Photo
courtesy of Adam Washebek.
Wilderness means many things
to me. As long as I can remember, I’ve been spending time in
the forest. Whether it was wandering through the woods behind our mountain house, hiking, backpacking, mountain
biking and snowboarding with
my family or the four months I
spent backpacking in wilderness
therapy, learning plenty of primitive skills as well as positives
and negatives about myself
along with my potential. Every
time is a new experience and a
new adventure, no matter if I’m
I believe in a world that’s advancing quickly with technology
and obsessing over social networking, it’s important to take a
step back, retrace the path we
came from and escape to the
wilderness to find the answers
we seek—the truth. Solitude is
frightening, but also inspiring
and freeing. Being alone with
ones thoughts is potentially the
best situation for personal
growth, but also is having to
work with others in an unfamiliar environment that’s constantly shifting.
Wilderness is life and death. It’s
full of living creatures, flora and
fauna alike, and it’s also full of
dangers where one wrong step
Wilderness is life and death. It’s full
of living creatures, flora and fauna
alike, and it’s also full of dangers
where one wrong step could be your
last. It keeps you on your toes, but
allows you to get lost in the beauty of
the world we live in.
—Matthew Narrod
could be your last. It keeps you
on your toes, but allows you to
get lost in the beauty of the
world we live in. There are so
many meanings offered by wilderness, but most are unspeakable.
How can one find meaning in
something that’s never the
same, that’s too shapeless and
nameless to be understood?
Even if you walk the same trail
or rest on the same rock, climb
a peak, you’ll discover new
things, feel new feelings, new
skills and weaknesses. It’s impossible to know the calm or
frustration felt on a journey
through new or familiar territory.
There’s so many cool creatures,
plants, rocks, trees, and even
weather. The way seasons have
an impact on the environment
and the ecosystems, how the
change and impermanence of
one thing affects almost everything else. Why certain trees are
a good habitat for some and
whether or not that helps keep
insects and diseases at bay or
makes them more susceptible.
There’s so many things I’d love
to learn about wilderness this
year. Not just everything natural,
but the way the laws used to
protect wilderness work and
how the hard work of the various agencies and nonprofits
keep that defense in place for
the good of our people, future
and past as well as all the other
animals and plants that are so
lucky to call the wilderness
home. Being able to spend more
time in wilderness, discovering
more about myself and the opportunities offered in natural
resource related work is what I’d
really like to learn this year.
Matthew Narrod graduated from
Trapper Creek Job Corps on June
26, 2015. He is currently
pursuing a degree in General
Studies at Colorado Mountain
College in Leadville, Colorado.
Short Takes from the World of Civilian Conservation Centers
Trapper Creek Job Corps CCC student Jason Wilcox takes a break from trail work (on the Trapper Peak Trail in the Darby Ranger District) high in the Bitterroot Mountains. Photo courtesy of Trapper Creek Job
Corps.
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Anaconda Job Corps Welders Are Training for the Workforce While Supporting Local Community
Sonja Shadow, Publications Specialist, Corporate Knowledge and Communications Branch, U.S. Forest Service
Welding students from the Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC), associated
with the Beaverhead-Deerlodge
National Forest in southwest
Montana, are training for the
workforce.
Welding instructors and students are fabricating hanging
flower baskets and tree guards
to support a local beautification
project. Planted trees are protected, and flower baskets are
hung throughout the business
district of the town of Anaconda,
Montana, enhancing the aesthetics for locals as well as travelers utilizing the high-traffic
areas.
Anaconda Job Corps instructors
work with the students who
have advanced far enough in
the welding program to secure a
slot in the welding project shop,
where products of this magnitude are completed.
Welding students are utilizing
their training and skills on local
job sites as well. The historic
Washoe Park in Anaconda is
undergoing substantial restoration, part of which involves the
Anaconda welders designing,
fabricating and placing 13
benches and three picnic tables.
Anaconda Job Corps welders,
bricklayers, and heavy equipment operators, and heavy construction equipment mechanics
are working together on entryway arches to five cemeteries in
Anaconda. The welders are engineering the arched steel sign
that will extend vertically from
the rock-faced pillars that create
the foundation.
Anaconda Job Corps CCC serves
236 students who, along with
Center Director Ray Ryan and
his 66 staff members, welcome
the chance to significantly impact the greater Anaconda area
with meaningful work and valuable training. “The staff and stu-
“The staff and students
want nothing more than
quality opportunities to
give their skills and abilities a boost while serving
the local communities
and enhancing local
economies. We are happy to be part of such a
win-win situation.”
—Ray Ryan
Center Director,
Anaconda Job Corps
Anaconda student Levi Potts display tree guards constructed to protect newly planted trees
throughout the town of Anaconda, Montana. Photo courtesy of Sonja Shadow.
dents want nothing more than
quality opportunities to give
their skills and abilities a boost
while serving the local communities and enhancing the local
economies. We are happy to be
part of such a win-win situation.”
Anaconda Job Corps Facts
Students: 236
Employees: 57
Program Year 2014 Graduate
Placement Rate: 82.8%
(L-R) Anaconda students Caitlyn Schroeder and Joran Brown display one of 13 benches constructed
for Washoe Park in Anaconda, Montana. Photo courtesy of Sonja Shadow.
Vocational Trades
 Culinary Arts
 Union Bricklaying
 Union Carpentry
 Union Heavy Equipment
Operations
 Union Heavy
Construction Equipment
Mechanics
 Union Painting
 Welding
Anaconda Job Corps welders, bricklayers, and heavy equipment operators, and heavy construction
equipment mechanics shown working at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Sonja Shadow.
Page 10
Cass Job Corps Center Allowed Me to Realize My Dream for Independence
Christopher Wilson, Heavy Equipment Operator Instructor & Graduate, Cass Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Cass Job Corps Center Heavy Equipment Operator
Instructor Christopher Wilson graduated from
Cass Job Corps in 2003. Photo courtesy of
Christopher Wilson.
My ambitions and goals before
Job Corps were many, but primarily it was to become stable. I
was tired of partying without
purpose, living hand to mouth,
sleeping from couch to couch,
getting kicked out of my family
home, evicted from a rental
property that I didn’t make
enough money to maintain, and
then turning to my family or
friends for a hand-out to float
me to my next disaster. I simply
wanted the opportunity to do
things for myself with a job that
would support my bills and allow
for me to plan for a future that
didn’t resemble my past.
Cass Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Pre –
Apprenticeship Training Program changed my entire life.
Thru interactions with peers
and staff I learned a lot more
than I thought I could be taught
at that particular time in my life.
I learned through watching and
participating in peer interactions that sometimes the juice
isn’t worth the squeeze. By that
I mean sometimes winning the
argument isn’t worth the conversation. I learned through the
social skills training on the Job
Corps center that people are
people. With the proper courtesy and professionalism that a
person demonstrates, it makes
for a much more productive day
for everyone concerned. I was
able to start realizing my ability
for independence for not only
did I exhibit these skill of leadership taught to me at Cass, but
also the staff at acknowledged
them by putting me in a position of leadership in my dormitory. I think the dynamic interactions with the students and
staff members around me dur-
ing this period were able to
wake me up to my own potential to achieve my goals. I was
able to finally understand what
my grandfather had said to me
about anywhere I go the ground
is under my feet. I quit walking
around in a daze, staring at my
feet while I walked; I began to
wake up to the world around
me and began taking steps to
get to where I was going.
My first vocational experience
in the IUOE Heavy Equipment
Pre-Apprentice Training Program consisted of an instructor
having me sit on a backhoe and
practice scratching the ground
with the teeth of the bucket. As
simple as that sounds, now as
an instructor at the same Job
Corps Center I attended as a
student, I understand that my
training was a demonstration of
‘my mind telling my body, to do
I learned through the social
skills training on the Job Corps
center that people are people.
—Christopher Wilson
Instructor, Heavy Equipment
Operations
what my hands were telling a
powerful machine to accomplish.’ That simple exercise stimulated me at that time in a manner that told me this could lead
to an exciting career. I was on
the machine for several hours
that day. When quitting time
came I knew I wanted to stay
there and practice this craft that
would eventually lead me into a
career from 2003 until this present day.
I have not only been able to
apply my trade skills since I left
as a graduate, but also to serve
the community in which I lived in
Georgia for over ten years as an
operator of heavy equipment. I
maintained roads and responded to after hour emergencies to
serve the citizens and visitors of
that community. Today, as a
Heavy Equipment Operator Instructor at the Cass Job Corps,
the same Center where I received my initial training, I am
able to continue to pay forward
all of the opportunities I have
been blessed to receive. I am
truly proud to watch as a students graduate and begin their
journey into their own career.
Schenck and Columbia Basin Job Corps Job Corps Students Take Home “We Can Do It!” Awards
Iconic “Rosie the Riveter” poster.
Congratulations to Sepoima Lavea, a winner of the “We Can Do It!” contest.
Sepoima is a leader at Columbia Basin Job Corps and in her community. She
is a shining examples of what young people can accomplish when they set
goals, focus, and work hard. Photo courtesy Dept. of Labor.
Congratulations to Victoria Becerra, a winner of the “We Can Do It!” contest.
Victoria has created a pathway to a career and a better life for herself by
taking advantage of the high-quality education, training, and credential
options available at Schenck Job Corps. Photo courtesy Dept. of Labor.
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Golconda Job Corps Graduate Pays it Forward—Urban Forestry Instructor Darrell Blake
Jerry Suits, Sheriff, Pope County Sheriff’s Department, Pope County, Illinois
Darrell Blake came to Golconda
CCC Job Corps in 2006 from the
small community of Pulaski, IL.,
after learning of Golconda Job
Corps from his brother who completed the program in 2000. He
came in with a high school diploma and chose Urban Forestry
where he trained under Jim Marshall. While enrolled at Golconda, Mr. Blake was the President
of Rolls Royce Dorm.
He graduated in 2007 and was
placed by his instructor in Saint
Louis, MO, working for Shade
Tree IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) as
a Line Clearance Apprentice
where his starting wage was
$16.28 per hour. He worked as
an apprentice in that position
for three years and was then
promoted to Journeyman Foreman making $28.38 per hour.
Mr. Blake came back to Golconda CCC Job Corps Center in April
of this year as the Urban Forestry Vocational Instructor working
for his former instructor, Jim
Marshall.
When asked why he chose to
come back to Golconda CCC Job
Corps Center, Mr. Blake stated,
“I am back on the Center to help
pass along knowledge and skills
that I have learned from being in
the work force. I want to encourage students to make changes
for a brighter future.”
(L-R) Golconda Job Corps Lead Urban Forestry Instructor Jim Marshall and Urban Forestry Instructor
Darrell Blake and Neal Ayers, CDI - Vice-President. Photo courtesy of Golconda Job Corps.
Weber Basin Job Corps Welding Student Advises His Fellow Students to “Stick With It”
Ashley Wilson, Zachariah Leredahl, Students, Weber Basin Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
meeting and then it’s on to deciding which foreman does what
job. After that, each foremen
starts up a ventilation system
and begins working in their assigned areas.
After graduating from Weber
Basin Job Corps, Anthony would
like to go to college and study
game graphic design; In the
meantime, he hopes to land a
good welding job that allows him
to save the money needed for
college.
Weber Basin Job Corps student Anthony Bronson gives the thumbs-up sign. Photo courtesy of Ashley
Wilson.
Anthony Bronson is a foremen
and lead tool crib administrator
in the welding trade.
Anthony selected welding because he had a general
knowledge of the other vocational trades and wanted to try
something new. What motivates
him is the desire to prove to
himself, and to his instructors,
that he has strong work ethic
and the drive and motivation to
do well. His average day usually
starts off with a morning safety
Anthony's advice to his fellow
students is to "stick with it, your
time on Center is just a short
span, you are here for you, ignore those individuals who
would bring you down, and also
don’t go AWOL."
My average day usually starts off with a morning safety meeting
and then it’s on to deciding which foreman does what job.
—Anthony Bronson
Welding Student, Weber Basin Job Corps
Weber Job Corps Facts
Students: 224
Employees: 60
Program Year 2014
Graduate Placement
Rate: 90.8%
Vocational Trades:
 Culinary Arts
 Facilities
Maintenance
 Office Administration
 Union Carpentry
 Union Electrical
 Welding
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Boxelder Job Corps’ Big Green Garden and Greenhouse Summer Garden Party
Bonnie Fuller, Principle Teacher, Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
On August 21, 2015, Boxelder
Job Corps Civilian Conservation
Center celebrated its garden
and live chickens with a summer
garden party. Instructors Rae
Rowell and Michelle Crane
worked with the students to
prepare this year’s harvest into
a vast array of picnic items.
Rowell worked with Tulasa Katuwal, Bhima Gajmer, Gopi Gajmer
to use 16 eggs and vegetables
from the garden to create the
quiche. They took fresh green
beans and sautéed them with
honey, garlic, and soy sauce to
make stir fry-beans. The honey
was from last year’s science
experiment on how to extract
honey from a donated honey
comb.
Crane worked with the students
(L-R) Students Ambaika Subba, Bhima Gajmer, Gopi Gajmer, and Tulasa Kaatuwal display their
quiche. Photo courtesy of Boxelder Job Corps.
to prepare the green beans and
potatoes and the salad. The
science project of food preservation utilized the rhubarb jam.
The other portion of the project
was to can the rest.
When students are in the garden, they are so much calmer
and relaxed .The pride they had
in growing, harvesting, and preparing a meal for the center was
wonderful to see. Students learn
responsibility and generosity.
Not only does the greenhouse
contribute to their math and
science program, but it also
contributes to the Healthy Eating Active Lifestyles program by
teaching students how to grow
and create healthy meals. The
August 21st celebration was a
culmination of a lot of learning
and work.
Boxelder students enjoying the Summer Garden Party. Photo courtesy of Boxelder Job Corps.
Boxelder Job Corps Facts
Students: 169
Employees: 55
Program Year 2014 Graduate Placement Rate: 83.5%
Vocational Trades:
 Culinary Arts
 Electrical
 Facilities Maintenance
 Nursing Assistant Home
Health Aide
 Office Administration
 Union Carpentry
 Union Painting
 Welding
Instructors Jerry Hood and Rae Rowell, and student Seth Brand-Tindall admiring the
flowers and vegetables in the greenhouse. Photo courtesy of Boxelder Job Corps.
Instructors Jerry Hood and Rae Rowell, and student Seth BrandTindall admiring the flowers and vegetables in the greenhouse.
Photo courtesy of Boxelder Job Corps.
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Angell Job Corps in Action throughout the Oregon Central Coastal Community
Stan Esler, Career Transition Liaison, Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc.
Angell Job Corps Facts
Students: 160
Employees: 48
Program Year 2014 Graduate Placement Rate: 84.2%.
Vocational Trades:
 Automotive &
 Automotive Machine
Repair
 Plumbing
 Union Carpentry
 Union Painting
 Urban Forestry
The International Masonry Institute (IMI) program at Angell Job
Corps has been an active participating member in the community of Newport, OR. It has
cleaned up the walkways
around the Vietnam War memorial and will be replacing the
damaged pavers on the memorial’s walkways. This effort is a
collaboration with the Siletz
tribe, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the
city of Newport. The students
from the IMI program from Angell Job Corps was very active in
the restoration of the non-profit
Newport Maritime museum.
They demolished concrete for a
The crew removed the old soil from the existing beds of the Ridge Garden in
Lincoln City, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Mark Roddy.
The crew then filled the Ridge Garden beds with new soil. Photo courtesy of
Mark Roddy.
The crew cleaned away the brush and created a new safe walking trail to the
Ridge Garden. Photo courtesy of Mark Roddy.
The transformation of the Ridge Garden for Northwest Housing. Photo courtesy
of Mark Roddy.
seismic upgrade and made
room for an ADA elevator and
repointed an 1890 stone wall
foundation that now serves as a
new interior wall.
In June 2015, the Angell IMI
program, under the direction of
their instructor Mark Roddy,
transformed a raised bed garden area for the Northwest
Housing Project in Lincoln City,
Oregon, to a pristine low income people’s garden.
Angell Job Corps IMI crew built a new retaining wall at the Ridge Garden to protect the exposed bank from
erosion. Photo courtesy of Mark Roddy.
Record Number of Mingo Students Attend Advanced Training
Debra Neighbors, Office Automation Training Instructor, Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Mingo Job Corps has quite possibly sent a record number of
students to advanced training
programs this year. Career Development Specialist Matthew
Couch started working at Mingo
Job Corps in March 2015. During his first seven months, he
has processed applications and
transferred 11 students to advanced training programs at
Excelsior Springs Job Corps in
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps in
St. Paul, Minnesota, Turner Job
Corps Center in Albany, Albuquerque Job Corps in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Georgia,
Clearfield Job Corps in Clearfield, Utah.
Six students transferred to the
Transportation Communications
Union (TCU) training program in
Excelsior Springs Job Corps and
Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps,
one to Turner Job Corps, one to
Albuquerque Job Corps, and
three to Clearfield.
Most recently, Mingo has the
following students who have
applied and are awaiting interviews for advanced training
including one student accepted
into TCU waiting for a second
interview from Hubert H.
Humphrey Job Corps Center, one student waiting on a
decision from a job corps center, three more will be interviewed on Friday, September.
11, 2015 for TCU, one student
has just submitted an application to Turner Job Corps, and
applications have been sent to
Clearfield Job Corps for two
more Mingo Job Corps students.
Page 14
Cass Job Corps Fire Crew Complete Two-week Deployment to Teepee Springs Fire
Carl Elder, Residential Living Manager, Cass Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
The Cass Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center fire crew,
consisting of two Job Corps staff
members and six students returned from a 14 day detail in
Idaho on August 30, 2015.
The crew was assigned to the
Teepee Springs Fire on the
Payette National Forest near
Riggins, Idaho. The crew worked
to build a direct line to assist in
containment of the lightning
caused wildfire. The fire burned
95,709 acres before, it was
placed in a patrol and monitor
status of the contained area,
with the remaining 9% of the
fire area under a confinement
and monitor strategy.
Cass Job Corps Facts
Students: 184
Employees: 53
Program Year 2014 Graduate Placement Rate: 77.2
(L-R) Back row standing: Cass Job Corps crew members Jeff Organ, David Brinkley, Jorden Della Cruz,
Steven Ward, Darius Barnes, Tim Curry, Nash ton Snare, Nicholas Henson, Syr Jonathon Duncan, Daniella
Mcintoosh, Nicholas Watson, Greg Pleasant, Christopher Hamilton, and James Tillison. Front row knelling:
Darian Hill , Aaron Young, Darnel Fryer, Kourtney Burns, Dustin Jones, and Derrick Holdstock.
Vocational Trades:
 Culinary Arts
 Facilities Maintenance
 Union Brick Masonry
 Union Carpentry
 Union Heavy Equipment
Operations
 Union Painting
 Welding
The City of Waldport, Oregon Gives a Big Thanks to Angell Job Corps
Brady Endicott, Social Services Assistant, Angell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
On May 22, 2015 the City of
Waldport and surrounding areas
stopped their evening activities
and threw a gigantic thank you
party for the entire student population of 160 students and
staff. The menu consisted of
pulled pork, 222 barbecued
steaks, vegetables, Rice, and
desert. It was a public thank you
for all of the work that the International Union of Painters and
Allied Trades of Angell and other
trade students have done in the
Community of Waldport and
surrounding areas. Projects
completed include the painting
of the Port of Alsea visitors
building, the Port of Alsea Crab
Shack, cleaning and refinishing
of the Port of Alsea dock structures, the refinishing of the Forest Service Cape Perpetua observation decks, the painting of
the exterior of Waldport Forest
Service Ranger Station, and the
exterior painting and refinishing
of the gym floor in the Community Center.
The City of Waldport gives a well-earned thanks to the students and staff of Angell Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center. Photo courtesy of Angell Job Corps.
Ouachita Job Corps Constructs Signage for Garland County’s $35 Million Detention Center
The Garland County Adult Detention Center is a countywide project for which approximately
35,000 county citizens approved a 5/8 cents sales tax to
finance.
Over two million tourists visit the
Garland county each year. Unfortunately the county is battling
a high crime rate which Jerry
Pogue, Administrative Assistant
to Garland County Judge Rick
Davis, attributes to the fact that
tourists are vulnerable to victimi-
zation as they are nonresidents.
Garland county and Hot Springs
jails were subject to serious
over-crowding, with up to 200
prisoners housed at the facilities on any given night. The
detention center was conceived
in 2010 and Pogue signed onto
this project in February 2013.
Pogue also constructed Entergy
Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
(continued on page 15)
(L-R) Assistant to Garland County Judge Jerry Pogue and Ouachita Job Corps Works Program Officer
Litzsey on-site at the new $42M Garland County Adult Detention Center which processed its first
detainees on June 14, 2015. The detention center was dedicated on April 18, 2015.
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Ouachita Job Corps Constructs Signage for Garland County’s $35 Million Detention Center (continued from page 14)
Pogue is a civil engineer with an
expertise in construction management. Judge Davis asked
him to act as the General Contractor on the detention center
project to ensure it was completed within budget, with costs kept
down to a minimum. As the GC,
Pogue managed 30 separate
contracts worth a total of $35M.
Three of the contracts were
worth $5M.
When the detention center was
completed, contractors realized
that no room had been built into
the project budget for a sign.
The first cost estimate for constructing a sign submitted to
Pogue then decided to call
Ouachita Job Corps and ask for
the Center’s assistance with
constructing the sign. The Garland County roads department
dug the hole, Ouachita Job
Corps carpentry students constructed its foundation and
forms and poured the concrete,
and brick and masonry students
performed the brick and masonry work on the sign. Ouachita
Job Corps Urban Forestry students cut down trees and
cleared land around the location
of the sign.
Works Program Officer met Mr. Jerry Pogue on-site at the newly constructed $42M Garland County Adult
Detention Center which had just processed its first detainees the previous evening. The detention center was
dedicated on April 18, 2015. Photo courtesy of Gerry Pogue.
The voluntary labor contributions of the Ouachita Job Corps
students and staff kept the cost
of the sign under $11,000. This
project provided excellent onthe-job training for Ouachita Job
Corps students. The students
made excellent progress on this
project despite the delays
caused by the consistent, heavy
rainfall that Arkansas has experienced.
A plaque is mounted on the sign
that indicates that it was constructed by the Ouachita JCCCC.
Ouachita Job Corps crew set in place the top of the
detention center sign. Photo courtesy of Gerry
Pogue.
Ouachita Job Corps forestry students remove dead
and dying trees around detention center. Photo
courtesy of Gerry Pogue.
Ouachita Job Corps forestry students remove
dead and dying trees around detention center.
Photo courtesy of Gerry Pogue.
Pogue was for $35,000 from
one of the project contractors.
Pogue then asked Cromwell &
Associates, the Little Rock architects hired for the project, to
provide him with schematic
drawings for a sign design and
procured three additional outside bids. The lowest of these
bids came in at $28,000 and
the decision was made that no
sign would be constructed.
Ouachita Job Corps cement masonry students erect the top plate of the
detention center sign. Photo courtesy of Gerry Pogue.
The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record features a story on Arkansas Senator John
Boozman tours the new Garland County detention center along with a picture
of Ouachita Job Corps cement masonry students hard at work constructing
the center sign.
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Curlew Job Corps Students Collect Accolades for Science Projects
Bodie Kjolseth, Teacher, Curlew Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
(L-R) Curlew student Uriah Sheehan and Ralph Johnson (facing away
form the camera) explain their exhibition on acid rain. Photo courtesy
of Bodie Kjolseth.
Dylan Windham, Ralph Johnson, Uriah
Sheeehan, and Brennon Hackett competed in the science fair at Curlew High
School. The theme this was "Angry
Earth." Dylan and RJ completed a project
about earthquakes, and Uriah’s and Brennan’s project was devoted to acid rain.
Dylan and RJ were first and Uriah and
Brennan placed second in their category!
They conducted themselves professionally
and were excellent representatives for
Curlew Job Corps. Dylan and RJ also won
first place for the people's choice (All
observers got to vote for their favorite in
each category). All four students devoted
a great deal of effort and time to their
projects and should be congratulated.
(L-R) Curlew Job Corps students Dylan Windham, Ralph Johnson,
Uriah Sheeehan, and Brennon Hackett. Photo courtesy of Bodie
Kjolseth.
Short Takes from the World of Civilian Conservation Centers
Father of Angell Job Corps Student Offers His Thanks
Thank you for sending me this write-up and the pictures from Bulldog Plumbing. We are thrilled with
how it has all worked out for Ricky and the other Job Corps students who have been hired by and are
working for Bulldog. What a wonderful opportunity Job Corps and Bulldog are providing to students
who generally have had a tough start in adult life. The training Ricky received at Angell was exactly
what he needed, and he is extremely happy with his job with Bulldog Plumbing. Aron and Jill have gone
out of their way to help these young men get started in a great starter job that Angell Job Corps has
trained them for. Thank you for your part in Ricky's training, and many thanks to Angell Job Corps for
their programs and mission of training young men and women for excellent jobs in the workplace.
Without the opportunity Angell Job Corps gave Ricky, he would never have found himself working for an
excellent employer that Bulldog Plumbing is.
Timber Lake Job Corps students repairing broken water pipe at a
Women in Trades Job Fair. Photo courtesy of Timber Lake Job
Corps.
Lee Blackwood, Father of Angell Job Corps Student Rick Blackwood
Timber Lake Job Corps Student Welders In Action on the Clackamas River Ranger District
Timber Lake Job Corps students construct “No Target Shooting” signs for the Clackamas River Ranger
District, Mt. Hood National Forest. Photo courtesy of Timber Lake Job Corps.
Timber Lake Job Corps students construct “No Target Shooting” signs for the Clackamas River Ranger
District, Mt. Hood National Forest. Photo courtesy of Timber Lake Job Corps.
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What Can Civilian Conservations Centers Do For Your National Forests or Grasslands?
Sample Work
Forest Service Job Corps
Civilian Conservation Centers
National Forest Systems
Recreation

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
Trail construction, trail maintenance
Recreation site improvements: painting (signs, picnic tables),
facilities maintenance, construction, brush removal, mowing,
trailhead maintenance)
Installation of picnic tables, fire rings
Kiosk construction and installation
Forestry




Pre-commercial thinning, tree planting, timber marking
Stream maintenance -gabion installations
Nursery work -tree lifting and packing, seedling planting
The Forest Service is facing critical shortages of workers. Job Corps is an ideal source from which to recruit
and improve the diversity of its permanent workforce. The partnership between the Forest and JCCCCs can
benefit both parties through development of Work-Based Learning (WBL) opportunities that provide onthe-job training for students and help the Forest Service meet mission critical project goals. Looking to
add professional, trained, youthful, diverse staff to your project or office? Forest Service Job Corps Civilian
Conservation Center students or Mobile Corps can be a valuable addition to your next project.
Mobile Corps projects are larger scale, multi-student and/or multi-center projects. These projects have
ranged from painting/maintenance at Grey Towers National Historical Site, building smaller buildings and
campsite projects, to the construction of ranger stations and staff housing. A formal application process
must be completed for project consideration.
Job Corps students are eligible for federal employment. As students they can be hired using the Pathways
Program. They may also qualify for the Public Lands Corps Act (PLC). Students are able to compete
through the traditional federal hiring ; however, using these two authorities might expedite JCCCC student
hiring. Contact Cyndi Szymanski at 303-275-5074 or e-mail at :[email protected] for additional
information.
Cone collection
Wildlife/Fisheries/Hydrology/Soils
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Install Inserts for Red Cockcaded Woodpecker
Boundary marking of Red Cockcaded Woodpecker area
Snag/grouse drumming log creation
Mid-story removal
Gabion installations
Infestation surveys
Engineering
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Golconda Job Corps urban forestry students work on the Shawnee
National Forest. Photo courtesy of Golconda Job Corps.
Carpentry, painting
Heavy equipment repair and maintenance, auto maintenance
Electrical, plumbing, welding
Brick and concrete masonry
Fashion stone foundations for forest portal signs
Pine Knot Job Corps automotive technician
students at work. Photo courtesy of Pine Knot Job
Corps.
Stream inventory
Boundary/landline location, marking, inspection and maintenance
Road Maintenance - sawing and chipping for site clearance on
FS roads
Greening of Job Corps Centers, research stations, and district
offices
Cass Job Corps heavy equipment student. Photo courtesy of Cass Job
Corps.
Administrative


Front desk operator /services
Data input, clerical, computer installation (Job Corps IT Team),
record keeping
State and Private Forestry


Fire suppression, rehab, mop-up, catering
Prescribed fire
Research


Data collection
Inventory
Ouachita Job Corps urban forestry student working at Hot Springs
National Park, Hot Springs, AR. Photo courtesy of Ouachita Job Corps.
Mingo Job Corps welding students. Photo
courtesy of Mingo Job Corps.
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1964 — 2014
Conserving America’s
Natural Resources
for 50 Years
Job Corps is the nation’s largest
residential, educational, and
career technical training program that prepares economically disadvantaged youth, ranging
in age from 16 to 24, for productive employment. USDA
Forest Service operates 27 Job
Corps Civilian Conservation
Centers (JCCCCs) with a capacity to house, educate, and train
over 5,000 enrollees. Students
attend academic and vocational classes and learn critical life
skills in preparation for longterm employment, careers in
natural resources, continued
education or military service.
The JCCCCs provide a unique
opportunity for at-risk youth to
take control of and steer their
lives in a positive direction and
contribute to the conservation of
the nation’s public natural resources. JCCCCs are associated
with national forests or grasslands and are operated by the
United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
in partnership with the Department of Labor (DOL).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To
file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC
20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay),
(866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
Alicia D. Bennett
Public Affairs Officer/Editor
USDA Forest Service Job Corps
740 Simms Street
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-275-5934
Fax: 303-275-5940
E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Editors: Program and
Policy Analyst Joy Nasados and
Program Specialist Ron Cubit
To subscribe to the Courier, send
your e-mail address to:
[email protected]
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