News Release

2023 YCC Recruitment

Date: February 9, 2023
Contact: Chris Mengel, [phone]

Tulelake, CA – Lava Beds National Monument is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications to their Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for this summer. YCC is a summer employment program for young men and women, ages 15 through 18, who work and learn together by participating in conservation work on public lands. Planned work projects include trail maintenance, exotic weed control, native plant care, landscape restoration, and cave clean-up. Conservation education is incorporated into the YCC program, which will introduce participants to the natural and cultural history of the local area, highlight the mission of the National Park Service, and involve field trips to surrounding sites.

For more information about the program and to download the application form, please visit the website at: https://www.nps.gov/labe/getinvolved/supportyourpark/ycc.htm

The program is expected to begin on Monday, June 19th, and will run for 8 weeks until Friday, August 11th. Applications are due by April 1st. Up to eight YCC crewmembers for the summer will be selected during a random drawing of applications on April 15th. Initial preference will be given to local applicants from the nearby communities of Tulelake, CA, Newell, CA, Tionesta, CA, Merrill, OR, and Malin, OR. Successful candidates will earn $16.00 per hour.

Applicants must be in very good physical condition. This work can be fun, even adventurous, but it can also be strenuous and is performed in hot, rugged, dirty environments. If regular exercise is not already part of an applicant’s lifestyle, they are strongly discouraged from applying.

Selected participants must bring a lunch and be able to provide their own daily transportation to and from the monument and be a US citizen and have an existing bank account at time of application. No housing is available, and carpooling is encouraged. The work schedule is 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except on federal holidays.

Applications for the YCC program may be emailed to [e-mail] or mailed to the Lava Beds YCC Program, Attn: David Hays, P.O. Box 1240, Tulelake, CA 96134, and must be received no later than April 1, 2022. Interested applicants may also call the program coordinator, David Hays, at [phone].
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Lava Beds National Monument, established in 1925, is a land of turmoil, both geologic and historic. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions have created a rugged landscape dotted with diverse volcanic features. Lava tube caves, Native American sites, historic battlefields and a high desert wilderness experience await you! For more information about visiting Lava Beds National Monument, call 530-667-8113, email [e-mail], or go to www.nps.gov/labe. Also, please visit the park’s Facebook page.