The YCP crew successfully completed their ninth week on-the-job. Although a few team members have already left for their freshman year of college, the group is still going strong.
YCP’s eighth week on the job was spent in the backcountry at the Lower Berry Cabin improving trails damaged by the Berry Creek Fire. Get a complete update in this week’s edition of Trail Talk!
YCP’s seventh week on the job included learning about whitebark pine tress, renewing historical treasures, and building new trail at the LSR. Learn more in our latest edition of Trail Talk!
The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Foundation have generously supported Grand Teton National Park Foundation’s Youth Conservation Program for over eight years. Each summer Coca-Cola employee Quinton Martin joins the crew to help improve trails and get to know participants. Watch as Quinton weighs in on his company’s support of this impactful youth program.
The 2017 YCP season is cruising along. The crew spent the week putting the finishing touches on a portion of the Jenny Lake trail, working with the Jenny Lake Climbing Rangers, and ended their week with a long trek to Holly Lake.
This week marks the halfway point of the 2017 YCP season. Learn more about the crew’s accomplishments during their fifth week on the job in our latest edition of Trail Talk!
Another successful week of YCP included log peeling, assisting with the Jenny Lake Renewal Project, and a Wilderness First Aid course.
Warm, warmer, and even hot weather greeted YCP during their third week of the season.
Stephen Adamson was an attorney who was passionate about wild places, outdoor adventure, and Grand Teton National Park. He inspired many who knew him to dream big and explore. Through a sponsorship fund established in his honor, we celebrate his life by giving young people a chance to do meaningful work in Grand Teton and to ultimately find their place in the natural world.
Week two of YCP started with a drain cleaning extravaganza in Granite Canyon. The crew made it all the way to the Granite Patrol Cabin for a round trip of almost 13 miles, and the team is quickly becoming experts in trail maintenance.
Ready for a summer you will never forget? Apply to the 2017 YCP Crew today!
Katie Jo Tilton spent two summers with the Youth Conservation Program where she found inspiration to pursue a career in conservation. Now a college graduate with a degree in forestry, she reflects on her summers in Grand Teton National Park.