Native Conservation Corps and the National Park Service
The Native Conservation Corps program is designed to mutually benefit participating Native American students, their local communities, and National Parks. Native American students will explore career and life experiences while engaging in conservation work.
By participating in the operation of a national park, students will help people in their local communities understand the national park system so that the community as a whole can use and appreciate park resources. As a result of this partnership, national parks further pursue their mission by building young and dynamic human resources while gaining support from local communities.
The ultimate goal is to create harmony with our larger community and with the environment.
The Corps Member Experience
Participating students live for a short time in national parks ranging from Petrified Forest National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area/Muir Woods National Monument, Olympic National Park, and other nearby parks, such as Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon, to learn from and assist park rangers, scientists, engineers, and administrators of the National Park Service.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
