A New Spin on Conservation Corps

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Published Feb 17, 2025

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/090920workforce

Several different conservation corps currently offer opportunities to get Americans involved in shovel-ready projects on federal lands, providing participants with work experience, skills, and a paycheck while contributing to national climate and sustainability goals. Speakers discussed a variety of conservation corps and the policies that help them thrive.

Speakers:

Chas Robles
Director, Ancestral Lands Program, Conservation Legacy
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Michael French
Director of Operations, Green Forests Work
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Michael_French_090920.pdf
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Tonya Gayle
Chief Development Officer, Green City Force
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Josh Owens
Social Enterprise Project Manager, Green City Force
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Question & Answer Session
https://youtu.be/nXgnOkMpGpg?t=1h06m19s

Chas Robles, Director of Conservation Legacy’s Ancestral Lands program, described its wildland restoration work, and the program’s design to expand access to Native youth. Michael French, Director of Operations at Green Forests Work, discussed how its programs rely on local contractors and community members to restore native forest cover on lands that were disturbed by mining. Tonya Gayle, Chief Development Officer and Josh Owens, Social Enterprise Project Manager of Green City Force, discussed how corps programs are providing work opportunities and improving environmental outcomes in urban areas.

EESI held a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. Speakers discussed major challenges faced in each area and solutions providing economic and environmental benefits to communities across the country.