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  Yellowstone recruiting for 2023 Youth Conservation Corps program YCC Alpha Crew 2021 Grizzly Lake Trailhead sign install:digging post holes                                                                                                                                                                                       NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  How would you like to work, learn, play and grow in Yellowstone’s wonderland? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2023 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for students between the ages of 15 and 18. Visit the  YCC program  webpage to apply. Completed application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2023. Two 1-month-long YCC sessions will be offered from June 11-July 12 and July 16-August 15. Forty-four youth will be randomly selected from across the country to participate in the program. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and 15 years of age

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NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone recruiting for 2022 Youth Conservation Corps program    YCC Alpha Crew 2021 Grizzly Lake Trailhead sign install:digging post holes                                            NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - How would you like to work, learn, play and serve in Yellowstone’s wonderland on its 150th anniversary? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2022 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for people between the ages of 15 and 18. Visit the YCC program to apply. Completed application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. Two month-long YCC sessions will be offered from June 12-July 13 and July 17-August 17. Thirty-six youth will be randomly selected from across the country to participate in the program. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and 15 years of age by June 12, but not over 18 years of age by August 17. Yellowstone recruits youth from all social, economic, ethni

  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.

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