
News from the field
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A Bear-y Good Time in the Backcountry
September 26, 2019 | It’s 5:36 in the morning on Wednesday, September 18th, as I peer out over my paper-thin nylon hammock strung up on the edge of camp.
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5 Things We Learned from Working with an All-Girls Boy Scouts of America Troop
PartnershipsAugust 28, 2019 | We had expectations of what working with a Boy Scouts Troop might be like, we had an idea of what working with a Girl Scouts Troop would be like, but we were both blown away and humbled by this experience.
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National Park Foundation and Partners Expand Service Corps Impact Across the Country
PartnershipsAugust 26, 2019 | As the National Park Service celebrates 103 years of preserving America’s natural and cultural resources, the National Park Foundation (NPF) today announced a more than $3.5 million investment in expanding young, diverse leaders’ capacity to help protect national parks, lift up communities, and gain in-demand job skills training through service corps programs.
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We'll just say "See Ya Later"
May 23, 2019 | It's hard saying goodbye to family, so we'll just say "see ya later".
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People
April 25, 2019 | I joined the conservation corps to get away from people.
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So We Were Told
April 17, 2019 | Yo yo yo, so we were told...
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Split Rail Fences, Turkeys, and Good Work
April 13, 2019 | There are wild turkeys calling. In the predawn light we can here their throaty voices, floating to us over the tall, misty grasses of Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina. It is the third hitch and Spring has finally begun to show it's colors.
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Thank You Kentucky
March 30, 2019 | Stretching and groaning, I attempt to rinse out the day before’s workload and emerge out from my cozy sleeping bag into the cold of dawn. As I slowly make the bold transition from dream state to reality, I remember how lucky I am to be where I am, waking up with the wilderness.
Source: Southeast Conservation Corps • Blog
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