Youth Conservation Corps Crew Member

The Youth Conservation Corps Crew Member position at Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions in Albuquerque, NM, offers summer employment for young adults. Crew members will engage in environmental stewardship projects such as trail maintenance and wildlife research, working alongside federal employees. The role aims to instill civic responsibility and develop skills through team-based projects. The position pays $400 a week and does not require a degree.
The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a summer youth employment program that engages young adults in meaningful work experiences on federal public lands. Crew members are engaged in fun, exciting work projects designed to develop an ethic of environmental stewardship and civic responsibility such as trail maintenance; preserving and repairing historic buildings; removing invasive species; helping with wildlife and land research; and leading environmental education. YCC supports the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, or 21CSC, mission to put thousands of America’s young people to work protecting, restoring, and enhancing America’s great outdoors. Affords members the opportunity to work and learn alongside federal employees in a wide range of natural and environmental projects Assists youth to develop a life-long ethic of environmental stewardship and civic responsibility through team-based work projects and individual placements Works to instill young a...