Tag: ycc
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Youth Conservation Corps Through My Camera Roll
The following was written and photographed by Elizabeth Menjivar, an intern in King County’s 6-week Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program last summer. The 24 interns participated in workshops to deepen their connection with nature, went on field trips to meet professionals engaged in conservation work, and engaged in thoughtful conversations about environmental justice. Digital cameras…
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Youth Conservation Corps Grows in 2025
We have a new cohort of Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) interns! 22 students – almost doubled from last year. For the first time since its inception in 2021, YCC will have two cohorts, one based in White Center and the other in Skyway.
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What I Learned This Summer: Go Touch Some Grass
This is a blog post that one of your Youth Conservation Corps interns, Mindy (she/her) from Renton, WA, wrote during the program this summer. What does it mean to “touch grass?” “Touch Grass, or Touch Some Grass, is a popular online insult and alternative way of telling someone to ‘go outside,’ implying they’re spending too…