Wyoming Conservation Corps
The mission of Wyoming Conservation Corps is to promote individual development and environmental stewardship through education and service.
We accomplish this by training AmeriCorps members in conservation techniques, wilderness medicine, and outdoor leadership, then connect them with partner organizations to complete hands-on natural resource management projects across the state. Next year, we will celebrate our 20th field season of caring for Wyoming's wild and working lands. Will you join us?
GAIN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
Crew Member Positions
- Serve as a team
- 6 different projects & partners
- 10 days on / 4 days off all summer
- No experience required
- 450-hour term of service
Crew Leader Positions
- Co-lead a crew
- 6 different projects & partners
- 10 days on / 4 days off all summer
- Conservation or leadership experience required
- 900-hour term of service
Individual Placement Positions
- Serve as an individual or pair
- 1 project or partner
- Follow partner schedule all summer
- Requirements vary by position
- 450-hour term of service
NATIONAL SERVICE
As an AmeriCorps program, we are a force multiplier putting federal dollars to work in our communities through our state commission, Serve Wyoming. In exchange for their service, WCC members receive a living stipend, wilderness medicine certifications, hands-on stewardship training, and a Segal Education Award that can be used for higher education.
Become a partner
Field Crews
A crew of 8 AmeriCorps members serve at the partner's site over the course of a ten-day "hitch". The partner provides a campsite, oversight throughout the project, one scheduled day off, and a half-day education activity. Field Crews are ideal for projects that are difficult to access or need extra hands. 640 project hours per crew.
Individual Placements
One or more AmeriCorps members serve with the partner for ~12 weeks during the summer. The partner provides day-to-day supervision, project-specific training, and opportunities for development. Individual Placements are ideal for projects that need fewer hands for a longer duration. 425 project hours per member.
Projects We Support
- Tread
- Rock work
- Bridges
- Corridor
- Signage
- Inventories
- Wildlife friendly conversion
- Trailheads
- Exclosures
- Beaver dam analog
- Seed Collection
- Invasive species removal
- Tree planting
- Hand thinning
- Fuels reduction
- Hazard tree removal
- Corridor clearing
- Crosscut and chainsaw
- Tent pad construction
- Picnic tables
- Fire pits
- Staining and Painting
- General Maintenance
Our Five-year impact
Since our founding in 2006, WCC members have built and maintained hundreds of miles of trail, restored waterways, protected wildlife habitat, and cared for the public lands that define our state. That legacy belongs to every member who has served, every partner who has supported our work, and every community that has opened its doors to our crews.
Over the past five years, 161 AmeriCorps members have completed 138 conservation projects statewide, including:
OUR HISTORY
Founded in 2006, the Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) is an AmeriCorps program that builds on the legacy created by the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s and the Youth Corps of the 1970s. WCC continues this legacy by carrying out high-caliber service projects across Wyoming and training the next generation of public land stewards.
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Wyoming Conservation Corps - Crane Hall 256
- Laramie, WY
- Email: wcc@uwyo.edu
- Phone: (307) 766-3048
- Mailing Address:
- Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources c/o WCC
- Bim Kendall House
- 804 E Fremont St
- Laramie, WY 82072
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.