July 2025 | Chattanooga, TN - From January through May, the Chattanooga Tree Project, with the help of dedicated volunteers, planted nearly 900 trees across the city, bringing shade, beauty, and ecological value to streets, front yards, parks, and public spaces.

April 3, 2025 | Chattanooga, TN - The Chattanooga Tree Project is a 5-year journey to plant thousands of trees in neighborhoods where they’ll make the biggest difference.

March 25, 2025 | Oneida, TN - Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is hosting the Southeast Conservation Corps (SCC) Veterans Fire Crew during the 2025 Spring fire season. The SCC, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides members with impactful opportunities through a unique set of programs that engage people in meaningful education and service to their communities and natural landscapes. During the season, the seven-person all-veteran crew from the U.S. Army and Navy gained on-the-job training in hazardous fuel reduction and prescribed burn operations, as well as gaining various certifications in wildland firefighting.

November 18, 2024 | Gatlinburg, TN – In collaboration with Friends of the Smokies, the National Park Service (NPS) has a completed a three-year restoration of the Ramsey Cascades Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Located in the Greenbrier area, this popular trail ascends through beautiful hardwood forests to the 105-foot Ramsey Cascades, the tallest waterfall in the park. The trail is now open seven days a week following an extensive reconstruction and rehabilitation.

October 30, 2024 - If you’ve noticed a substantial amount of fresh trail work on the Bartram this summer, then you may have the Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) to thank

October 9th, 2024 - Are you a post-9/11 era Veteran aged 18-35 who is transitioning to civilian life and seeking a career-building opportunity with the National Park Service? Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) has an opportunity for recent Vets to join their Veterans Fire Corps (VFC) Conservation Crew.

July 10, 2024 - Workers continue making progress on Ramsey Cascades Trail, as the Trails Forever crew moves into the third year of the trail restoration project. The Trails Forever crew is funded by Friends of the Smokies.

The four-mile trail is located in the Greenbrier area of the national park. It ends at Ramsey Cascades, the tallest waterfall in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Ramsey Cascades Trail is scheduled to be completed by November 2024. The trail is closed to hikers from Monday through Thursday for trail work.

The Trails Forever crew is assisted by American Conservation Experience and Southeast Conservation Corps crews and trail work volunteers.

July 16, 2024 - TEDxChattanooga is partnering with the Southeast Conservation Corps (SCC) to highlight local and regional conservation efforts through educational talks. Stewards of Nature will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at The Historic. The lineup includes five local speakers who are leaders in the outdoors, conservation, and environmental spaces.

April 4, 2024 - Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC), a program of Conservation Legacy, announced the appointment of Darcy Welch to the helm as Corps Director. Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, SECC connects people to the natural environment through conservation-based service learning, personal development, and recreation.

December 26, 2023 - Are you a 9/11-era Veteran transitioning to civilian life, seeking a career-building opportunity with the National Park Service or the United States Forest Service and who wants to build camaraderie with other vets?

Southeast Conservation Corps has two opportunities for recent-era Veterans in the Veterans Fire Corps positions. Regain the sense of purpose and pride you felt in the military by helping to protect our public lands, ecosystems and at-risk communities.