On September 28th, 2017
CHICO – Thirty-five years serving as a Conservationist II for the State of California, you can bet California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Keith Welch has seen his share of people, places, and problems. He’s been a part of the California Conservation Corps (CCC) for almost as long as the CCC has existed! And […]
SANTA BARBARA- When tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean, contaminating the water and saturating the sand and soil in Santa Barbara County, some of the first responders called to the clean-up site were members of a hazmat certified California Conservation Corps crew based in Camarillo lead by California […]
After nearly 37 years working for the California Conservation Corps, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association Member and Conservationist II Jimmy Teegardin is heading down a different trail, the path of retirement. His decades-long career with CCC began in 1978 after his father came across a CCC flyer and thought, perhaps, this could lead to a […]
On April 22nd, 2013
At the California Conservation Corps (CCC) they often say, "We grow our own." And that seems to be the case with Conservationist-II Shawn Fry. Fry joined the CCC as a corps member back in September of 1980 and now 33 years later he is leading people along the very path he started out on. Recently […]
On April 15th, 2013
We introduced you to groovin', good natured Conservationist John Griffith last month when the video of him busting a move with California Conservation Corps corps members became an internet hit. Now after nearly three million views on YouTube and appearances on major network news shows, CCC Conservationist and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member […]
On December 6th, 2012
When three major storms hit Northern California in a short five day stretch and creeks, streams and rivers rose faster than most residents could have imagined, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members with the California Conservation Corps (CCC) quickly went to work. "We're the front line of flood fighters, we're the first line […]
