Indian Youth Corps, Public Lands Corps, & Youth Conservation Corps, Contact Information
Contact InformationFor question or help with the Public Lands Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, and Indian Youth Corps programs, please use the map of Forest Service regions and then find the contact information in the list below.
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2025 Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl poster contest voting now open
2024 contest winner Aiden Finkelstein. You can vote for this year's grand prize winner through May 9. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dominic Cumberland)
WASHINGTON, D.C.— It’s that time of the year: Vote now to select the national grand prize winner of the 2025 Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest.…
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Reach to the forest highlights value of nature
Event attendees wrote personal postcards to forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rustad.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 25, Forest Service partnered with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on the fun and exciting Forest Youth Day.Visitors enjoyed forestry related crafts, received educational…
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Forest classrooms inspire next generation of environmental stewards
WASHINGTON, DC—Every year, middle and high school students in communities around the country use our nation’s forests and open spaces as open air, living classrooms. Students enter the forest under guidance of teachers and mentors to explore biology, ecology, technology and natural resources.Since 2020, the National Environmental Education Foundation has partnered with the Forest Service to fund…
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Teamwork binds firefighting apprentices together
Lyndon B. Johnson Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center wildland firefighter type 2 and camp crew member Timothy Hawkings. USDA Forest Service photo by Keith Bowers.
COLORADO—Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers receive excellent marks for placing their students in well-paying jobs…
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Spreading forest fire education
Students review campfire safety after learning about fire-adapted species. Some fire on the landscape may be beneficial, but is best left to the professionals. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rae Silvia.
VERMONT—Green Mountain National Forest staff kicked off their “Fire in…