Give these young people a chance to impress you by partnering with the LA Conservation Corps on your next conservation project. LA Conservation Corps has two decades of experience working with federal, state, local and private agencies, and a proven track record in:
• Executing large or small projects of all types
• Providing technical expertise for projects
• Leveraging partner funding
We offer cost-effective, quality services in the areas of work listed below.
The LA Conservation Corps community beautification crews specialize in park enhancement projects and public space improvements for both public and private sponsors. We provide the supervision of journey level carpenters and contractors when the project requires it.
These young people can provide the following services:
• Installation of play structures and exercise stations
• Construction of gazebos and picnic areas
• Construction and stabilization of trails
• Graffiti Removal: The Corps crews fight the defacing of public and commercial property by removing graffiti seven days a week for the City of Los Angeles *. They use state-of-the-art technology to combat community blight and are experienced in removing graffiti from just about any surface, including brick and concrete buildings to trees and telephone poles. (*L.A. City Residents: please call City Services at “3-1-1” to request graffiti removal from private and residential property.)
For more information, please contact Bo Savage at 213-749-3601
LA Conservation Corps habitat restoration crews have extensive experience working in an array of landscapes, from wetland to coastal sage scrub, riparian, chaparral and woodlands. They also have experience training with and working alongside a variety of public agencies.
Services these young people can perform include:
• Invasive plant eradication and removal (mechanical and chemical)
• Native plant propagation and installation
• Native vegetation seed collection
• Fire prevention and forest recovery: fuel/brush reduction and thinning, firebreak maintenance and seedling reforestation
Habitat restoration completed by LA Conservation Corps:
• Compton Creek Equestrian and Bike Trail: trail construction, tree planting and trail maintenance project (Sponsor: L.A. County and the City of Compton)
• Whites Point and Shoreline Park Habitat Restoration: removal of invasive vegetation and planting of over 10,000 native plants (Sponsor: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy)
• Topanga Canyon Invasive Vegetation Project: removal of Arundo donax in Malibu State Park (Sponsor: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy)
• Catalina Island Environmental Enhancement: removal of a variety of invasive vegetation and trail construction on Catalina Island (Sponsor: Catalina Island Conservancy)
• Channel Islands Habitat Restoration: removal of invasive vegetation, planting of native vegetation and erosion control (Sponsor: Channel Islands National Park)
• Eastern Sierras Weed Project: removal of non-native vegetation in the Lee Vining Creek watershed in the Eastern Sierras (Sponsor: City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power)
• Salt Creek Restoration Project: removal of invasive vegetation in the Salt Creek watershed in the Mojave Desert (Sponsor: United States Bureau of Land Management/BLM)
For more information, please contact Dan Knapp at 213-362-9000, ext. 242
LA Conservation Corps crews are always on call to respond to any natural disaster that strikes Los Angeles. Our crews have assisted residents in times of need following floods, earthquakes and fires. We also provide services that help City and County agencies prepare for nature’s forces by constructing retaining walls, providing erosion control and installing gabion baskets.
Two LA Conservation Corps crews are currently assisting the U.S. Forest Service on a three-year project to help recover San Bernardino National Forest following the tragic fires of 2003 and 2004, thanks to sponsorship from the U.S. Forest Service and AmeriCorps/California Volunteers.
For more information, please contact Dan Knapp at 213-362-9000, ext. 242
LA Conservation Corps crews have landscaped hundreds of acres of parkland, constructed hundreds of school and community gardens, and installed miles of irrigation lines. These young people have also planted over 50,000 trees in public spaces throughout the L.A. region. Working with staff certified arborists, LA Conservation Corps crews specialize in planting trees in areas targeted to reduce air conditioning use and conserve power.
These young people can:
• Identify potential garden sites
• Organize community garden constituents
• Help with garden design and build out, including irrigation installation, fence installation and garden bed construction
• Remove concrete to make room for trees
• Install hardscaping and fencing
• Help with selecting appropriate trees and planting locations
• Maintain planted trees
For more information, please contact Teague Weybright at 323-526-1460 or Dan Knapp at 213-362-9000, ext. 242
LA Conservation Corps recycling crews can coordinate recycling drives for your workplace, and can provide CRV beverage container collection services for your next special event, including sporting events and festivals. (They collected more than 2,000 pounds of containers on L.A. Marathon Day alone!) These young people can also provide litter abatement and recycling for you at or along:
• Regional, state and national parks
• Major transportation corridors
• School campuses
• Government offices
• Local offices/businesses
For more information, please contact Robert Skillman at 213-749-3601
LA Conservation Corps mural crews can coordinate and execute mural projects that beautify school campuses and neighborhoods. A professional muralist oversees all mural crews. Together, these artists and LA Conservation Corps youth – and in many cases, neighbors who have generously volunteered their time – have created more than 100 murals throughout Los Angeles.
For more information, please contact Irene Lopez at 323-224-2550, ext. 500
