News Release

Catoctin Mountain Park Announces 2023 Youth Conservation Corps Program

Two 2022 Catoctin Mountain Park YCC crew members assisting Cunningham Falls State Park with the removal of invasive wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius).

NPS

News Release Date: March 1, 2023

Contact: Samantha Mills

Contact: Phillip S. Greenwalt, 240-385-2814

The work projects include trail trimming and rehabilitation, foot bridge and wayside cleaning, vegetation monitoring, fish monitoring, invasive plant management, and painting. The YCC will learn about plant and wildlife identification, hand tool use and maintenance, safety, leadership, teamwork, and the variety of careers available in the NPS.

The position will involve daily outdoor physical work, hiking several miles per day, working in summer temperatures, and using a variety of hand tools. Five YCC members will be selected through a random drawing.  Applicants must be 15 – 18 years of age. The hourly rate of pay will be $17.50. The YCC will work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. 

Applications may be obtained online www.nps.gov/subjects/youthprograms/ycc.htm or by contacting [e-mail]. Completed application forms must be either emailed to Samantha or mailed and postmarked by April 1^st to:

Catoctin Mountain Park  ATTN: Samantha Mills 6602 Foxville Road Thurmont, MD 21788
 

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