Learn more about secc
Our Mission: Empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility and life skills through community service, hard work and land stewardship.
Who We Are
Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) engages youth, young adults, and veterans in meaningful, hands-on service through conservation crews and individual placement programs across the Southeast. SECC is empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and life skills through community service, hard work, and land stewardship on public lands and in local communities.
Experience
Our programs provide participants with opportunities to serve, learn, and grow while gaining practical skills and experience that can lead to careers in conservation and natural resource management. We provide opportunities ranging from intensive field crews to longer-term individual placements that support a broad spectrum of conservation priorities—including trail construction and maintenance, habitat and watershed restoration, invasive species management, disaster recovery, recreation, historic and cultural resource stewardship, and other critical public land needs. Since each program is purposeful in design, positions may vary in length, location, focus, and populations served.
Values
Working alongside federal, state, local, and nonprofit partners, SECC brings the people, program infrastructure, training, and operational support needed to turn conservation priorities into work on the ground. Together with our partners, we strengthen public lands, develop the next generation of conservation leaders, and build healthier, more resilient communities.
Legacy
Building on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s, SECC works with our partners to meet critical conservation and natural resource needs throughout Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Kentucky.
Leadership
SECC is a program of Conservation Legacy. Conservation Legacy is a national organization that cultivates local action to produce enduring widespread impact in communities, ecosystems and people. Find out more about Conservation Legacy, or our programs across the country.
