Appalachian Conservation Corps

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Appalachian Conservation Corps

Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC) works to engage young people in conservation service projects. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy.

Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC) is a new corps program based in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia that moves forward from the tradition of the Civilian Conservation Corps to engage young people in conservation service projects.

09/04/2026

September 4th is National Wildlife Day, and we’re celebrating with critter pics!

08/23/2026

No matter what your work is, work safe! 🦺

Happy everyone; today is and we are STOKED as always to highlight some of our members and leaders wearing all their PPE (Personal Protective Equipment, that is) for the projects that they're working on!

Whether it's rock drilling, sign painting, rigging, herbicide, chainsaw, historic preservation, or any other project, we've got you covered when it comes to safety. 💪👷‍♀️

Conservation Legacy
National Park Service

08/20/2026

Round of applause for all of our crews this season! As part of our biggest season yet (13 adult and 2 youth crews!), these folks maintained or built over 150 miles of trails and improved over 250 acres of public land across Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania! 🎉🥳🎓👏

Conservation Legacy

08/18/2026

Follow this flowchart to find your perfect project!

08/15/2026

Kinda chic to work with Appalachian Conservation Corps. ☺️

08/12/2026

We heard that today is International Youth Day, so we wanted to recognize one of our youth crews from this summer. Over six weeks, our Forest Service Youth Crew worked with the USFS to complete several service projects at forest service sites in Virginia and West Virginia. These projects helped with the USFS's conservation efforts and improved visitor access. Although modeling was not included in their job description, here they are spelling out "YACC:" Youth Appalachian Conservation Corps.

08/05/2026

It's almost Back to School season, which means it's the end of our summer youth season.

Congrats to our USFS youth crew and our second session Shenandoah youth crew who wrapped up recently! We are proud of these folks and all the work they got done this summer, as well as the connections and communities they built on their crews.

07/31/2026

✨HAPPY FRIDAY ✨from the Clinch Ranger District of the Jefferson National Forest, where our IP's are throwing sawdust to the wind 🍃 (and clearing debris leftover from Hurricane Helene). What are you celebrating today?

07/30/2026

It's , and we're celebrating the members who have served in our Individual Placement (IP) program, past and present! Our IP program functions similarly to an internship experience, pairing young people with opportunities at partner agencies to work on a range of project types in the conservation and recreation fields. There, the members gain valuable hands-on work experience, professional development, and networking opportunities; while the partners benefit from passionate young people bringing fresh perspectives to their project work. Our program is unique and offers positions for people in and out of school, ranging from short Summer terms to year-long opportunities.

This program creates a pipeline for folks to take their education into the workforce, and we are excited to have been named a Top Employer for Interns for the 5th year in a row by the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (VTOP)! We are multiple IP opportunities if you're on the hunt, check out our website www.appalachiancc.org/individualplacements

07/22/2026

Are you getting the most out of your ACC experience???

Interested in a new career? Try Crewmaxxing or Individualplacementmaxxing with us. Fall positions are open now, applications on our website: https://appalachiancc.org/open-positions

Address

1567 CF Pours Drive
Harrisonburg, VA
22802

Telephone

(540) 246-9224

Website

http://www.appalachiancc.org/

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