Clearwater Basin Youth Conservation Corps

03/18/2026

🚨 Reminder: There’s still time to apply! 🚨

We’re hiring for our 2026 field season and looking for motivated 16–18 year olds to join our youth crews in Kooskia (two crews), the Palouse, Pierce, Orofino, and Grangeville.

🌲 Gain hands-on experience
💪 Work outdoors with a team
📅 Deadline to apply: April 6 (just over 2 weeks away!)

Know a teen who would be a great fit? Help us spread the word by sharing this post!

Now hiring for the 2026 CBYCC season! 🌲🔥

If you’re ready to spend your summer outdoors, build skills, and make a real impact in your community—this is your sign.

👉 Apply now (QR code in graphic + link below)
👉 Know someone who’d be a great fit? Share this post!

https://clearwater-eda.org/clearwater-basin-youth-conservation-corps/

03/04/2026

Now hiring for the 2026 CBYCC season! 🌲🔥

If you’re ready to spend your summer outdoors, build skills, and make a real impact in your community—this is your sign.

👉 Apply now (QR code in graphic + link below)
👉 Know someone who’d be a great fit? Share this post!

https://clearwater-eda.org/clearwater-basin-youth-conservation-corps/

02/23/2026

📣 We're hiring an Orofino Crew Lead for the 2026 field season and we need your help to spread the word!

This is a unique opportunity to lead, mentor, and work alongside youth on meaningful conservation projects. It's a hands-on, impactful role for someone who enjoys working outdoors and mentoring the next generation. 🌲

If this sounds like a fit for you, or someone you know, please apply or share this post to help us connect with the right person. 🙏

02/07/2026

🌲 NOW HIRING: CBYCC Orofino Crew Lead 🌲

We’re looking for a motivated, hands-on leader to mentor youth and work outdoors on meaningful conservation projects in the Orofino area this summer. This seasonal position offers the opportunity to lead by example, support young people, and help care for the landscapes we all depend on.

📍 Orofino area
📅 May 25 – August 6 | Mon–Thurs, 6-4:30pm

View the full job description for details on responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply. Please share with your networks or tag someone who might be a great fit!

08/10/2025

That’s a wrap on the 2025 CBYCC season! 🌲☀️

Our crews closed out their summer with a few more days in the field, followed by a day in the classroom learning about diverse career pathways in natural resources—from state and federal agencies to nonprofit organizations.

For our final day, all six crews came together at Wi******er Lake State Park, joined by the Kelly Forks Residential YCC program, to swap stories from the season, take part in a friendly crosscut saw competition, and enjoy a delicious catered lunch from the Craigmont Lions Club. It was the perfect send-off to an incredible summer of conservation, teamwork, and growth.

A huge thank you to our outstanding project partners—US Forest Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Idaho Firewise, Nez Perce Tribe, and National Park Service—for sponsoring crews this season. Your support makes it possible for these youth to gain hands-on experience, build skills, and connect with the landscapes and communities of North Central Idaho. We couldn’t do it without you! 🙌

08/05/2025

🌲 CBYCC Weekly Recap🌲

With just one week left in the season, our crews are still going strong!

🔹 Aquatic Habitat Monitoring
Grangeville crew spent the week along French Mountain, Clear Creek, and Voodoo Creek, helping improve fish habitat by removing dredge dams and monitoring salmon, steelhead, and trout spawning potential.

🔹 Campground Cleanup & Restoration
The Kooskia 1 & 2 crews teamed up at Powell and El Dorado campgrounds with the USFS to sand, scrape, and paint dozens of picnic tables and benches, remove downed trees, and even get a behind-the-scenes tour of Hemlock Butte Lookout!

🔹 Fence Projects & Forest Service Support
The Palouse crew partnered with the Forest Service to install and remove barbed wire fencing at Vassar Meadows, assist with dam board construction at Laird Park, and help out at the ranger station.

🔹 Beaver Dam Analogs & Invasive W**d Removal
The Pierce crew teamed up with the Nez Perce Tribe to build 7 BDAs, 1 PALS structure, and remove 7 bags of invasive Mullein and Hound’s-tongue from the meadow. Long days, but rewarding results!

Huge thanks to all of our partners for helping make these experiences possible! 🙌

07/30/2025

🌲 CBYCC Weekly Recap🌲
This week, our crews tackled everything from invasive species and fire mitigation to historic site restoration and campground cleanup, all while strengthening teamwork and problem-solving skills.

💪 Highlights included:

Tarping slash piles and maintaining campsites with USACE

Building creative pulley systems to remove vegetation at Spalding Park with NPS

Thinning a high-risk area for wildfire with Idaho Firewise

Painting the Castle Butte Lookout and maintaining campgrounds along the Selway with USFS

Clearing road corridors and fencing lines for fire safety

Rehabilitating heavily damaged crystal dig sites with USFS and geology partners

Crews showed incredible initiative, from engineering solutions on slippery slopes to leading efficient systems for tree removal. They wrapped up the week with museum tours, sweet treats, and a growing sense of camaraderie.

🔥 As the summer heats up, so does their impact!

07/21/2025

CBYCC crews powered through another week of learning, growth, and serious hands-on work! 💪🌲

From pruning white pine and constructing slash piles to trail brushing, barbed wire removal, and campground maintenance — every crew put in the effort across steep terrain and hot temps. Along the way, they soaked up lessons from USFS partners, spotted wildlife 🐻, and watched wildfire aircraft in action 🚁🔥 to top it all off.

Big thanks to our incredible partners at the U.S. Forest Service for guiding our crews and sharing your knowledge!

07/15/2025

From bridge clearing to trail building, fencing to fire ring cleanup—our CBYCC crews tackled it all this week! 🛠🌿 With grit, teamwork, and plenty of popsicles to beat the heat, these youth made a big impact across North Central Idaho. We're proud of their hard work, positive attitudes, and growing skills in conservation and stewardship. 💪🔥

07/09/2025

🔥 Project Week 2 with the CBYCC crews was packed with impact! From restoring trails and cleaning up campgrounds to fire mitigation in Elk Ridge and even uncovering a hidden horseshoe pit, these youth worked hard across the region. With support from our incredible partners like the USFS, Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Firewise, and the Army Corps of Engineers, crews got their hands dirty, learned new skills, and made visible improvements to public lands and communities. 💪🌲☀️

07/02/2025

Project Week 1 ✅
The CBYCC 2025 crews hit the ground running with an incredible first week of conservation work! 🌿💪

Crews installed campfire rings and cement tables, peeled logs at Lochsa Historical, cleared 54 campsites in Red River, maintained historic lookouts, restored trail systems, brushed out bridges, cleaned cemeteries, and even sharpened their leadership and teamwork skills along the way. From painting towers to perfecting w**d-whacking form, these youth are already making a huge impact on Idaho’s public lands.

Stay tuned — we’re just getting started! 👊