NEWS

Get Your Hands Dirty September 28th Dig deep this fall and celebrate with our Corpsmembers advocating, protecting and maintaining our nation’s public lands. If you’ve been looking for a fun way to enjoy the outdoors, volunteer this September 28th in Culver City at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook for National Public Lands Day (NPLD) –the largest single-day volunteer effort for... Read More

NBA Star Russell Westbrook stops by the LA Corps’ John Van de Kamp Center — read the full article on People! Secondary article featured on Yahoo.

The Annual Youth Environmental Summit (YES!) is a two-day, overnight youth event that celebrates diversity and inclusion and builds awareness about the environment, Los Angeles’ natural and cultural resources, regional sustainability and green career pathways. CONNECT TAG US! #workplaygrow #yesLA #youthgoinggreen #youthenvirosummit #greenfutures #greencareers #yesyouthcan #youthenvironmentalsummit Have your voices heard! Make new friends and build connections! Learn about green careers!... Read More

New collaboration based on shared community and environmental service goals SACRAMENTO, Calif. —–July 2019 —–The Mattress Recycling Council’s (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress Program, Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LA Corps) and City of Los Angeles are forming an innovative collaboration to support the recycling of unwanted and illegally-dumped mattresses in Los Angeles’ West San Fernando Valley communities. “Together, we are collecting mattresses so... Read More

After a year’s hiatus, our very special River Corps program got back to work on July 1st thanks to renewed grant funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The River Corps is made up of a crew of four Corpsmembers (Brenda, Estituo, Selvin and Mitchell) who are being trained by Crew Supervisor Laura Marcella in environmental education, habitat restoration, river ecology,... Read More

Have you ever noticed mattresses piling up near trash bins and wondered where they should go? Well, our San Fernando Valley area Corpsmembers just kicked off a new pilot project in partnership with the Mattress Recycling Council and CalRecycle–its Bye Bye Mattress. Once mattresses are collected by LA Sanitation, Corpsmembers load them into a transfer trailer for recycling purposes instead... Read More