Youth Conservation Corps wraps up a successful 2025 summer season
Submitted by the San Juan Islands Conservation District
The San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps has successfully concluded its 2025 summer program, providing youth ages 12-18 from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands with hands-on conservation experience, outdoor education and professional skill-building.
Over the course of eight weeks, YCC engaged 38 local youth led by seven experienced crew leaders in stewardship projects across San Juan County. In partnership with 22 community organizations — including the Bureau of Land Management, San Juan Preservation Trust, San Juan County Land Bank, San Juan County Noxious Weed Board, KWIAHT and Ecostudies Institute — crews contributed a total of 3,127 hours toward protecting and restoring public lands and waters across the San Juan Islands.
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