The Public Land Corps (PLC) is a work and education program for young people and veterans that is run by the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
land management agencies in association with state conservation and service corps. The objective is the rehabilitation and restoration of public land resources and
infrastructure
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...
. The Public Land Corps was authorized by the National and Community Service Trust Act on May 27, 1993, H.R. 2328. The
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act
The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 is an omnibus lands act that protected public lands and modified management provisions. The bill designated more than of wilderness area, expanded several national pa ...
in 2019 allowed Public Land Corps to partner with more federal agencies on conservation and restoration projects and created the Indian Youth Service Corps within the Public Land Corps.
The state organizations recruit young Americans between ages 16 to 30 to join the Public Land Corps. The Corps offers
*meaningful, full-time, productive work in a natural or cultural resource setting;
*a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training and support services; and
*the opportunity to develop
citizenship
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
values and skills through service to their community and the United States.
*a period of non-competitive hiring status for 2 years from the completion of their most recent Corps service.
Participants repair or construct parks trails, removing
invasive species
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species adv ...
, restore historic buildings, and conduct other projects.
Public Land Corps programs are eligible for
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps (officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work prog ...
grants.
Participating conservation and service corps
Nationwide
*Student Conservation Association
*American Conservation Experience
[
Alaska
*Serve Alaska Youth Corps
Arizona
*Coconino Rural Environment Corps
*Southwest Conservation Corps][
*California Conservation Corps
*Conservation Corps North Bay
*Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Colorado
*Colorado Range Rider Youth Corps
*Southwest Conservation Corps][
Minnesota
*Minnesota Conservation Corps][
Oregon
*Northwest Youth Corps
Texas
*American Conservation Experience][
*Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks
Utah
*American Conservation Experience][
*Utah Conservation Corps
Vermont
*Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Washington
*EarthCorps
*Washington Conservation Corps, Department of Ecology
*Washington Conservation Corps, Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia
*Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia][
]
References
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[{{cite web, url=http://www.usaconservation.org/ , title=American Conservation Experience , publisher=usaconservation.org , date=2019-01-07 , accessdate=2019-01-10]
[{{cite web, url=http://www.appalachianforest.us/about.htm , title=What is AFHA? , website=Appalachian Forest Heritage Area , accessdate=2019-01-26]
National Park Service