Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

RMYC provides young adults with the opportunities and tools to build strong bonds to community, increase academic success, gain valuable job skills, and live a healthy and productive adulthood. RMYC serves 100-150 young people ages 16-30 years old each year through residential environmental conservation projects and education. RMYC operates 5 types of crews - the Regional Conservation Corps (high school-aged crews), college-aged Trail Crews and Saw Crews, Historic Preservation Corps crews, and the Veterans Fire Corps (chainsaw and fire mitigation crews for military). Projects include building and maintaining trails, bridges, and fences, watershed restoration, campgrounds and parks, beetle kill mitigation, and hazardous fuels reduction. The program incorporates comprehensive education focusing on career development, leadership, healthy lifestyles, environmental education, and civic and social responsibility. The residential nature allows for deep and thorough involvement with the educational component. Conservation Corps participants are paid living stipends for their service and many are eligible to receive AmeriCorps education awards for higher education expenses.