Hire A Crew

Need labor for your conservation project? Want to support youth education and employment? Find out the benefits of working with youth conservation corps, responsibilities, and how to get started today.

Services Offered

Overview

WCCC provides work crews of 6-10 young adults for conservation projects with various land management agencies. Crews are turnkey operations dedicated to getting the job done. They fill the “third workforce” niche that many agencies find necessary for successful project management.

Potential projects need to have a long-term environmental impact, provide educational potential for crew members, and the work must be meaningful and fulfilling. The sponsor is responsible for the funding to support the crew for the duration of a given project.

Types of Projects

The Western Colorado Conservation Corps provides services for a numer of conservation projects. The most common types of projects we work on are listed below, but if you have a conservation project unlike what we’ve done before, contact us as we would love to expand our conservation works:
- Trail building & maintenance
- Invasive plant species removal such as Tamarisk & Russian Olive
- Habitat restoration
- Fire fuels mitigation
- Erosion control
- Fence construction and maintenance
- Campground maintenance

See Our Work

Learn more about the work we do by browsing our Project Books which detail each of our projects from start to finish.

East Salt Creek: Wild Turkey Federation & The US Department of the Interior

Hiring Eligibility

Who Can Hire a WCCC Crew

Youth corps typically work for local, state, or federal government agencies but can also, under some circumstances, conduct work on private lands, in private homes, and for homeowners associations. To see if your conservation project qualifies, contact the Director.

Responsibility

WCCC Responsibilities

The Western Colorado Conservation Corps will provide:
- A crew of 6-10 young adults, including one Crew Leader and one Education Mentor
- Logistical coordination
- Transportation, food, gear, and basic tools for the crew
- Workers comp and other liability for crew members
- Project-relevant education
- Quality and sustainable work
- Herbicide application supervisor, chainsaw work, and heavy equipment operations