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ACE vice president running to find a cure
-- Son Nikolas stricken with Epilepsy
The goal for Association of Conservationist Employees Vice President Nate Ortiz is not to cross a finish line, but to find a cure for his son.
“Nikolas has been diagnosed with Epilepsy and we as his family are committed to joining the Epilepsy Foundation in finding a cure,” Ortiz writes in the attached flyer below. More... |
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California Conservation Corps profiled as a great neighbor to have
-- Newspaper takes stock of area assets
A proud Bill Martinez, pictured with this story, holds up a recent issue of the Tahoe Daily Tribune, which did a series of brief articles on area agencies that have been a comfort to local citizens over the years.
“Recognition is not something we seek, but it’s nice to get a little notice once in a while,” said Martinez, who is president of the Association of Conservationist Employees. More... |
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Number of Corps members dispatched to No. California fires sets record
-- Governor visits Chico crews, thanks them for their assistance
More than 700 California Conservation Corps members and their Conservationist supervisors are now assisting firefighters in Northern California in the battle to contain one of the most destructive acts of Mother Nature ever in state history.
That number is now a record in the Corps’ 32-year history. More... |
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Special band of at-risk young adults once again proving indispensable to the public safety of Californians
ACE-led Conservation Corps crews helping battle Northern California wildfires
Just as their Southern California counterparts did so well in helping defeat last fall's blazes, so too are bands of 18- to 25-year-old California Conservation Corps members right now in assisting firefighters with as many as 800 blazes dotting Northern California.
As of June 25, more than 650 corps members in 53 crews were lending a vital hand to firefighters from Monterey County, where the Indian Fire is consuming 60,000 acres, to as far away as Plumas County, where one fire spawned smaller ones far and wide. More... |
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Will there be a new home for the Corps?
-- President's Message
I know that there are a lot of rumors and innuendo out there in regards to the “leak” of information from the California Conservation Corps (CCC) that we may move out of the Resources Agency and into a new state agency under the Governor’s Office. This idea has been bandied about for a number of years and most recently came out after the California Performance Review (CPR) made its recommendations. More... |
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