Over 3,000 Corpsmembers graduate from the California Conservation Corps (CCC) every year. Some jump right into the workforce, but many enroll in college courses or seek additional training and professional development.
September marks a pivotal moment in climate change conversation and action and this week, September 20-27, is Climate Week - a time where people around the world are raising their voices to talk about what climate change means to them.
The days grow shorter and the temperatures are gradually getting cooler fall is approaching, and that means it's time for school to start! Teachers are getting their classrooms ready and students are getting fresh supplies to head back to school.
Brenda Kyle is a California NaturalistNaturalista Certificada as she likes to sayand does outreach with at least 1500 individuals from January to September in English and also leads nature walks in Spanish. I do not look like what people expect an "outdoor" person to look like. Says Brenda.
Text and image by guest blogger Olivia Cooper. Olivia is an undergraduate at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She worked with former California Naturalist founding director Dr. Adina Merenlender on the research presented in this blog post.