Conservation Corps

This Program Utilizes Qualified Non-profit Youth- and Veteran-serving Organizations to Carry Out Appropriate Natural and Cultural Resource Conservation, Education, Volunteer Service and Education Projects on Department of the Interior Lands Through Authorized National Park Service Programs.this Project Will Utilize Youth Crews Throughout the National Park Service Midwest Region to Manage Grasslands and Forests and Improve Visitor Safety by Reducing Those Invasive Species That Impact Recreation, Human Health and Resource Protection Within National Parks. Projects Will Focus on Managing Tallgrass Prairie Against Woody Plant Encroachment and Exotic Forbs Conducting Timber Stand Improvement for Wildlife Habitat and Cultural Landscape Restoration Controlling Early Detected Invasive Plants Through Tree Felling and Herbicide Application and Prescribed Burning for Wildfire Fuel Reduction to Protect Property, Enhance Visitor Experience and Recreation, and Improve Wildlife Habitat Within National Parks.beneficiaries Include Private Non-profit Institutions and Organizations Public and Private Non-profit Academic Institutions State and Local Government Agencies Quasi-public Non-profit Institutions and Organizations That Support Youth and Young Adult Career Training and Development, and Education in the Areas of Natural and or Cultural Resource Conservation and Management. Individuals Families Students and the General Public Will Receive a Benefitfrom the Development and Execution of These Programs and Projects.