by Caitlin Quinn | Nov 12, 2019 | News
The Board of Directors of Conservation Corps North Bay (CCNB), the oldest local nonprofit youth conservation corps in the United States, has selected Angel Minor as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Angel joined CCNB in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer...
by Caitlin Quinn | Aug 13, 2019 | Projects
Fire Fuel Reduction with Homeowners’ Associations Our crews have been working with two local homeowners’ associations (HOA’s) to create defensible space around homes and reduce fire fuel. At the Oak Forest HOA properties in Oakmont, crews created 30 feet of...
by Caitlin Quinn | Aug 12, 2019 | Corpsmembers
Angel first heard about CCNB when he was working with Youth Connections in Santa Rosa but was motivated to join when he was detained in Los Guilicos Juvenile Hall. When he was incarcerated for his son’s fourth birthday and his own birthday, he knew he had to make a...
by Ellie Chamberlain | Jun 5, 2019 | Corpsmembers
Christian came to CCNB after hearing about the internship opportunities we offer with various county agencies, which are intended to be a pathway to county employment. Since becoming a corpsmember Christian worked on our Career Pathways Program / Internship crew with...
by Ellie Chamberlain | Apr 10, 2019 | Projects
Starting in late March eight CCNB corpsmembers worked in partnership with the City of Santa Rosa to complete a variety of projects on the Santa Rosa Creek. Restoring the native creek habitat is central to our work in Santa Rosa, and over the course of two intense...
by Ellie Chamberlain | Apr 7, 2019 | Corpsmembers
Jonae was at a crossroads. She had given high school a fair chance but found that it wasn’t for her, and as more time went on, it was becoming harder for her to stay motivated to explore what she might want to do – to find her purpose. Then a friend told her about...
by Ellie Chamberlain | Jan 14, 2019 | Corpsmembers
Before coming to CCNB, Patrick didn’t give much thought to the environment, saying “nature was just a bunch of trees to me.” But after spending most of the past three years at CCNB, and successfully graduating from the program in October 2017, he has a different...
by Ellie Chamberlain | Jan 14, 2019 | Projects
CCNB’s Ecology Intern Crew, which is comprised of corpsmembers with formal education in ecology, forestry, and other natural sciences to assist with habitat monitoring, ecological studies, public education, and other tasks that require a high level of scientific...
