Conserve natural resources – growing greener communities.

Backcountry Spikes

Crews camp out on site for 8 days at a time to complete project work in remote locations. Crews come equipped with food and equipment that can be driven out to the site with four wheel drive trucks or packed in on mules. For work in designated wilderness areas, crews are trained in crosscut saws and other hand tools to get the job done while falling within the parameters of the 1964 Wilderness Act. Backcountry crew specialize in trail maintenance and construction as well as marijuana cultivation site clean up and restoration.

Bridge Installation

Examples of bridge installation projects include a 40 foot glulam bridge for hikers and equestrians installed on the Randal Spur Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Community Gardens

The Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden will provide a learning laboratory and educational resource for thousands of students, youth, master gardeners, and community members. Students will have access to a state-of-the-art curriculum containing more than 40 college courses and public workshops in sustainable horticulture, environmental landscaping, ethnobotany, and farm management.

Creek Maintenance

Each year Conservation Corps North Bay crews maintain over 40 miles of creek in the North Bay. They remove debris and prune vegetation to allow for flow, reduce the threat of flooding while maintaining structure and shade for fish habitat.

Ecosystem Monitoring

AmeriCorps members work side by side with scientists to monitor biological inventories, record forest measurements, track wildlife populations, fish implants, and data collection for short and long-term research projects.

Equipment Operation

Conservation Corps North Bay owns and rents a wide variety of equipment to meet the needs of large, complex jobs. Our staff is experienced and our safety training is vigorous for our equipment operators.

Erosion Control and Bank Stabilization

Conservation Corps North Bay's crews have installed thousands of feet of erosion control fabric and wattles each year. Crews utlize hydroseeders to provide bank stabilization on leeves throughout the North Bay.

Facilities Maintenance

Conservation Corps North Bay's crews fix gates, pour concrete sidewalks, install benches, remove graffiti and more to keep public areas like parks and public housing properties safe and accessible.

Fence Construction

Whether it's installng a 600 linear feet post and cable fence on the Hawk Hill Trail pictured to the right or constructing a 1000 linear foot deer fence at the Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden, Conservation Corps North Bay's crews are at work digging the holes and setting the posts straight and level.

Fire Fuel Reduction - Fire Breaks and Defensible Spaces

Over 300 acres are cleared each year by CCNB crews. Crews are fully trained in chain-saw operations and can carefully cut shaded fuel breaks, clear unwanted vegetation, cut down hazardous trees and cut acres of grass quickly and safely. Conservation Corps North Bay's crews utilize chippers, dump trucks and pile burning to dispose of material.

Habitat Restoration

Conservation Corps North Bay is working hard to restore native ecosystems. Through a variety of methods, our crews remove over 50 acres of invasive plants each year. We also plant native seedlings to take the place of the invasives we remove.

Pile Burning, Prescribed Fire and Wildland Fire Suppression

Over 100 piles burned each year to reduce fuels in the wildland urban interface. Conservation Corps North Bay works with agencies such as Southern Marin Fire, Marin Municipal Water District, and Marin Parks and others to conduct buring operations.

Recycling

Each year we collect an excess of 80 tons of bottles, cans, and other recyclable material, including special event recycling services. In addition, we provide recycling education in schools and parks, perform litter abatement projects, conduct waste audits and collect electronic waste.

Retaining Wall Construction

An example of one of the four rock retaining walls installed on the Rift Zone Trail at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Staircase Installation

Examples of projects include a 40 foot staircase was installed linking teh Lyford House to Richardson Bay at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center. The staircase was constructed to meet Town of Tiburon Municipal Code including a double handrail.

Trail Tread Construction and Maintenance

Conservation Corps North Bay's crews maintain over 30 miles of tread each year on trails in the Mendocino National Forest. This includes cleaning out drainage drips, widening tread, regarding to gain out-slope and reconstructing tread features.