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ARCHIVED NEWS
Corps Connections
Press Releases
2019
2018
10.26.18 – The LA Conservation Corps College & Career Fair Boosts LA
9.28.18 – The LA Conservation Corps Opens New Headquarters and Recognizes a Community Leader
7.2.18 – The LA Conservation Corps Announces New Board President
4.3.18 – The LA Conservation Corps Celebrates Second Chances & Success at Their Annual Spring Luncheon
2017
11.7.17 – The Los Angeles Conservation Corps Announces Its New Holiday Drive
9.5.17 – Los Angeles Conservation Corps Announces the Grand Opening of the Wiseburn Walking Path
8.11.17 – Los Angeles Conservation Corps Implements Technologies Program
7.19.17 – The LA Conservation Corps Appoints New Board President and Elects Three New Board Members
5.18.17 – The Los Angeles Conservation Corps Announces the new Paddle the LA River Program for 2017
4.24.17 – The Los Angeles Conservation Corps Annual Luncheon to Benefit the Russell Kantor Next Steps Fund
Archived Press Coverage
2018
12.13.18 – Lime Receives Permit to Operate in the City of Los Angeles
12.3.18 – Teenagers Cleanup LA Streets With LA Conservation Corps (video)
10.29.18 – The LA Conservation Corps Holds Nov. 2nd College and Career Fair
10.1.18 – Conservation Group Relocates to New Downtown Space
5.7.18 – The EPA Awards the LA Conservation Corps with Environmental Job Training Grant
5.2.18 – Teens Clear Homeless Encampments (Palisades News)
2.13.18 – Meet Wendy Butts of the LA Conservation Corps (Voyage LA)
2017
12.14.17 – The LA Conservation Corps Wiseburn Walking Path Project Wins The Corps Networks 2018 Project of the Year Award (Honor)
11.27.17 – Bring Home a Taste of Pawnee From This ‘Parks and Recreation’ Prop Auction (Food & Wine)
10.29.17 – Opinion: A successful organization needs to evolve (Los Angeles Daily News)
10.24.17 – Citi Foundation’s Youth Workforce Fund to Increase Access to Jobs, Including Apprenticeships and Internships, Among Youth (Citigroup)
9.11.17 – Wiseburn Walking Path Opens
8.24.17 – Community Groups, Scientists Work to Stem Tree Loss (VOA News)
7.14.17 – LA Conservation Corps Tree Planting with 100.3 The Sound (video)
7.13.17 – LA Conservation Corps to participate in KCETLinks Inaugural Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival (KCET)
7.11.17 – LA This Week Highlights the LA Conservation Corps Annual Spring Luncheon (video)
5.24.17 – Tree Nonprofits at Work
4.1.17 – Earth Interiors Southbay Magazine, April 2017 Issue
2016
12.22.16 – LA Conservation Corps Launches Corpsmember for the Day Social Media Campaign
11.29.16 – Corpsmember Thanksgiving at the LA Conservation Corps (video)
11.24.16 – Ayudan A Otros (Help Others) (video)
10.18.16 – LA This Week: LA City Attorney’s Homeless Citation Clinic (video)
10.18.16 – LA This Week: LAPD and LA Conservation Corps Youth Talk About Police Mistrust (video)
10.15.16 – How LA is replenishing Elysian Park’s tree canopy (KPCC)
10.11.16 – The Power Of Partnerships: How Community Organizations Collaborate To Create Change (Huffington Post)
9.27.16 – L.A. Conservation Corps plans hope for L.A.s youth: Guest commentary (Daily News)
9.15.16 – Rodney Kings daughter: Build bridges with police (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
8.9.16 – Audubon Center at Debs Park strengthens ties with LA Conservation Corps
8.8.16 – LA Conservation Corps helps struggling youth find her first job
7.25.16 – Former Gang Member Gets Second Chance Through LA Conservation Corps (NBC LA)
7.12.16 – 11 Things You Didn’t Know About the LA River (Thrillist)
7.6.16 – Things to Do in Redondo Beach (video)
6.30.16 – LA Conservation Corps Fights Invasive Species (National Forest Foundation)
6.29.16 – The North Face Explore Fund Awards $500,000 to Nonprofits Connecting People to the Outdoors
6.26.16 – Providing Pathways to success for our Youth
6.8.16 – LA Conservation Corps Anniversary (video)
6.7.16 – New community garden growing in East L.A. (The Eastsider)
5.30.16 – Grab Your Kayak: The LA River is Open for the Summer (KPCC)
5.27.16 – Paddle the LA River: Tickets Available Now (NBC LA)
5.25.16 – Conservando El Futuro (video)
5.18.16 – Cleaning Up South LA(video)
5.12.16 – LA Conservation Corps Receives EPA Grant for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
4.22.16 – Dia de la Tierra (video)
2.25.16 – Los Angeles Conservation Corps Offers New Beginnings (KCET)
1.27.16 – L.A. This Week (video)
2015
8.28.15 – Graffiti removal in L.A. County (LA Times)
7.22.15 – Water conservation jobs spike during California drought
6.10.15 – Paddling Los Angeles’ rebounding river (BBC)
5.31.15 – A community garden grows in East L.A. (The Eastsider)
5.22.15 – Your Ultimate Guide To The Los Angeles River This Season (LAist)
2014
12.23.14 – East L.A.s First Community Garden is Underway (Los Angeles Magazine)
12.22.14 – East L.A.’s first community garden to nurture healthy eating habits (The Eastsider)
3.19.14 – New playground catering to younger and special needs children opens at Bellflowers Thompson Park (Press Telegram)
2013
11.8.13 – Engaging the Next Generation with the Help of our Partners in Conservation
2.4.13 – Highland Park Parklet Not in Front of Restaurant? Attempts to Create Public Space For All (Streets Blog LA)
2.1.13 – York Boulevard parklet takes shape (The Eastsider)
2012
11.1.12 – Million Trees LA: Public/Private Partnerships with JMB Realty & the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (video)
7.31.12 – ‘Paddle the LA River’ Back for Another Year (CBS)
7.20.12 – LA River Kayak Tours, Meant to Show Urban Waterway’s Quiet Side, Quickly Sold Out (NBC LA)
7.18.12 – Valley section of L.A. River opens to tours (LA Times)
4.9.12 – Chevette Bell’s Success Story (video)
3.2.12 – Durfee Foundation Interview with Bruce Saito
2.29.12 – Guardian Angel of Los Angeles Honored for 35 Years of Service with the LA Conservation Corps (NBC LA)
2.14.12 – Paddle the LA River Program Will Receive a “Project of the Year,” Honor from Corps Networks
2.3.12 – Crescenta Valley Dog Park Blog
1.31.12 – KABC – Metropolitan High School Build (video)
2007
2006
12.31.06 – Beach Bluffs restoration project
SEA Lab Archived News
6.23.19 – Community Aquarium closes after 20 years in Redondo Beach (NBC4)
6.11.19 – Shark Conservation and Shark Advocates with Founder of El Porto Shark Apryl Boyle (KTLA5)
6.5.19 – SEA Lab closure in Redondo Beach puts 20,000 white sea bass per year in jeopardy (The Beach Reporter)
5.15.19 – Charity Pants video with SEA Lab at Redondo Beach Bluffs (Charity Plants)
4.12.19 – SEA Lab Teaches Kids Importance of Marine Life and Ocean Conservation (Charter Spectrum)
3.21.19 – Redondo Beach about town and Police beat (Easy Reader News)
3.6.19 – SEA Lab aquarium scales back hours (The Beach Reporter)
3.1.19 – Why the future of SEA Lab in Redondo Beach is in limbo (Daily Breeze)
2.28.19 – SEA Lab’s Maria Madrigal and Adrianne Calbreath hung out with the team from The South Bay Show to talk about the SEA Lab’s new Saturday program series LISTEN HERE
2.5.19 – The LA Conservation Corps SEA Lab Goes into the Community with Additional Programs
8.15.18 – The SEA Lab Celebrates 20 Years – part 1 (video)
8.15.18 – The SEA Lab Celebrates 20 Years – part 2 (video)
8.14.18 – Sea Lab in Redondo Beach celebrate two decades of helping marine animals
8.12.18 – SEA-lebration staged to allow Sea Labs supporters to celebrate two decades of helping marine animals
11.15.16 – Getting Hands On At The Sea Lab in Redondo Beach (Easy Reader News)
7.20.16 – LA Conservation Corps SEA Lab Redondo Beach Bonus Footage (video)
5.16.14 – Redondo Sea Lab, King Harbor to welcome tall ship Irving Johnson (ERN)
7.17.13 – SEA Lab in Redondo Beach gets a facelift
11.1.12 – The LA Conservation Corps’ SEA Lab Fun Fishing Program (video)
5.9.12 – Redondo Beach SEA Lab rebounds from chemical leak (ERN)
5.4.12 – FedEx, SEA Lab Work to Restore Bluffs
1.19.12 – Volunteers from FedEx to build structure at Redondo Beach’s SEA Lab (Daily Breeze)
1.19.12 – SEA Lab and FedEx Clean-Up Day on ABC7 (video)
2.16.06 – SEA Lab volunteer gets more than a taste of sea life (The Beach Reporter)