Civilian Conservation Corps

Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Projects of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Great Basin Institute, Mile High Youth Corps, Los Angeles River, Green Jobs, San Diego, Crime, Urban Corps of San Diego County, National Service, The Corps Network, Conservation Corps, Desert Tortoise, Black Locust, Colorado, Los Angeles, Seeds, Green Careers, La Conservation Corps, Service Corps, Michigan, Greater Miami Service Corps, Endangered Species, Nevada Conservation Corps, Miami, National Parks, Projects of the Year, Green News
Levi Novey

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corps whose accomplishments and projects exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide.

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Corpsmembers of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Community Service, Youth, Sequoia Community Corps, Firefighters, Corpsmembers of the Year, National Service, Workforce Development, The Corps Network, Conservation Corps, Jobs, Conservation, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Veterans, Green City Force, Civic Engagement, Southwest Conservation Corps, Service, The Sustainability Institute, Weatherization, Parks, Centennial Job Corps, Impact, Green News
Levi Novey

Unquestionably, all 30,000 of these young men and women who serve have fascinating stories to tell. We ask our members to nominate individuals for the Corpsmember of the Year award.

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Matt Sledge

Some Suggest Government Fix Jobs Crisis With Government Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Public Works, New Deal Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps, Jobs Crisis, Unemployment, New Deal, Economic Development, Works Progress Administration, High Unemployment, Government Jobs, Fdr, Joblessness, Unemployment Rate, Ccc, Business News

NEW YORK -- John Brennan turned 91 in May. Today he lives in relatively good health on Long Island, his mortgage paid off. When he was growing up in M...

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Youth and the America's Great Outdoors Initiative

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Parks and Recreation, America's Great Outdoor Initiative, Green Jobs, Youth, Obama's America's Outdoors, YouthGo.Gov, Service, Nature, Conservation Corps, Green News, America's Great Outdoors, Ken Salazar, 21st Century Conservation Corps, National Parks, Sally Prouty, The Corps Network, Green News
Levi Novey

Getting young people outside and enthusiastic about the outdoors is a major priority of the America's Great Outdoors Initiative that deserves elevated attention.

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Announcing the 2011 Service and Conservation Corpsmembers of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Civilian Conservation Corps, Trails, Youth, Green Jobs, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps, National Service, Conservation, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Reentry, California Conservation Corps, Education, Service, Phipps CDC NYC Justice Corps, Utah Conservation Corps, Operation Fresh Start, The Corps Network, Green News
Levi Novey

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corpsmembers whose accomplishments and personal stories exemplify the positive role that C...

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Democratic "Accomplishments" Not Nearly Enough

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Gop, Voters, Ben Nelson, Tea Party, Underwater Mortgages, President Barack Obama, Housing Bubble, Congress, Election 2010, Stimulus, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party, Democrats, Bank Bailout, Congressional Democrats, Medicare, Joe Lieberman, Republicans, 2010 Midterm Elections, Budget Cuts, Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Cuomo, Civilian Conservation Corps, Home Ownership Loan Corporation, Ccc, Holc, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Americans understood they got creamed during the final Bush years. They did the right thing and voted in the opposing party. The paltry result of their electoral efforts has led to far more than voter "frustration." They're furious.

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Stimulus Plan In 1930's Created Colorado Ski Industry

Colorado Springs Gazette, CO | DAVE PHILIPPS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Monarch, Winter Park and Wolf Creek ski areas all celebrate 70 years of skiing this winter and they all owe their start, in part, to an unexpected ben...

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Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Stephen Mather, Documentaries, Dayton Duncan, Everglades National Park, Gifford Pinchot, Franklin Roosevelt, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Lincoln Memorial, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, History, Tourism, Martin Luther King, Ken Burns, John Muir, National Park Service, Yosemite, Documentary, Mark Twain, PBS Documentaries, National Parks, Forest Service, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Civilian Conservation Corps, Green Jobs, Green News
Levi Novey

I suspect those who only watch the first few episodes will be teetering on the edge of boredom. Those who stay around longer, or just cherry-pick an episode to watch among the later ones will end up much more excited and satisfied.

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This Moment Screams for Boldness, Not Piddling Plans During Obama's First 100 Days

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S. Senate, Capitol Hill, Federal Emergency Relief Act, Wall Street, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Economy, U.S. House, New York Times, Congress, Emergency Banking Act, Barack Obama, Tennessee Valley Authority, Fdr, Great Depression, Obama Presidency, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

This moment during which the nation is suffering great economic peril pleads for political valor. This moment screams for boldness.

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