This summer, Joshua Tree National Park will sponsor a 6-week Youth Conservation Corps program. Youths between the ages of 15 and 18 are encouraged to apply. To be eligible, applicants may not reach their 19th birthday during the program. Applicants are selected through a random lottery, but the crew will be composed evenly of male and female selectees. Selected applicants will start work on June 19, 2023, and continue in the program until July 28, 2023. Corps members will earn the hourly California Minimum Wage. Work hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm, with every other Friday off. No housing is available. Participants must be able to commit to the entire dates of the program to take part.

The program provides young people in the community with excellent hands-on work experience. Work will be labor intensive and performed throughout the park. Proposed work projects include trail maintenance along the Hi-View trail in Black Rock and Key’s View Loop trail. Crews may assist with resource habitat improvement and resource restoration projects. Application forms are available from Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters in Twentynine Palms, as well as Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms High Schools. Applications are due no later than April 31, 2023. The application form must be marked “YCC 2023” and brought in-person or postmarked via mail to: Joshua Tree National Park

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