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  News Release Youth Conservation Program in Grand Teton marks 15 years of impact Program stewards next generation of conservation leaders YCP Crew, Grand Teton National Park 2019 News Release Date: July 6, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307-739-3393 Contact: CJ Adams, 307-739-3431 Contact: Leslie Mattson, 307-732-0629 MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park Foundation and Grand Teton National Park are celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Youth Conservation Program (YCP). YCP was launched in 2006 to steward the next generation of conservation leaders—aligning with the core mission of the National Park Service to foster a land ethic and an appreciation for the outdoors in young people. This powerful and immersive program employs sixteen to nineteen-year-olds on Grand Teton’s trail crew, accomplishing critical stewardship projects while also cultivating job skills and supporting aspiring leaders as they make career and lifestyle decisions.