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 connecting 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?

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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

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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

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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

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NATIONAL SERVICE

As an AmeriCorps program, WCC is 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 allowance, wilderness medicine certifications, hands-on stewardship training, and a Segal Education Award that can be used for higher education.

 

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Become a partner

Wyoming Conservation Corps partners with public land management agencies, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations across the state to complete projects that protect and restore ecosystems or increase access to outdoor recreation. Our field season typically runs from June through mid-August. Project proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. Final details need to be confirmed in early spring so we can recruit and train our AmeriCorps members.

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.

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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. 450 project hours per member.

CONTACT CHRIS

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Trailwork
  • Tread
  • Rock work
  • Bridges
  • Corridor
  • Signage
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Wildlife-friendly Fencing
  • Wildlife friendly fencing
  • Buck and rail
  • Post and rail
  • Trailheads
  • Exclosures
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Habitat Restoration
  • Beaver dam analogs
  • Seed collection
  • Invasive species removal
  • Tree planting
  • Hand spraying
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Certified Sawyers
  • Fuels reduction
  • Hazard tree removal
  • Corridor clearing
  • Crosscut
  • Chainsaw
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Campgrounds & Parks
  • Tent pad construction
  • Picnic tables
  • Fire pits
  • Staining and painting
  • General maintenance

Our Five-year impact

Every summer, WCC AmeriCorps members pledge to get things done for Wyoming. They build and maintain trails, restore waterways, protect wildlife habitat, and care for the public lands that define our state. 

Over the past five years, 161 AmeriCorps members have completed 138 conservation projects statewide, including:

262
miles of trails maintained or constructed
569
acres treated for invasive species
2306
hazard trees removed

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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.

SUPPORT OUR WORK

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  • Wyoming Conservation Corps
  • Crane Hall 256
  • Laramie, WY 
  • Email: wcc@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-3048
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  • Mailing Address:
  • Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources c/o WCC
  • Bim Kendall House
  • 804 E Fremont St
  • Laramie, WY 82072
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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.