http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/mtb-signs-of-the-times-advanced-materials-research-and-trail-building-employment/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/mtb-signs-of-the-times-advanced-materials-research-and-trail-building-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 CraigCreekRider Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:52:22 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=3077#comment-4803 Yes Mongoose. The YCC was pretty much a carbon copy of the CCC that was brought about in the early 80's and lasted a few years. I worked with them for a few months. Same concept - bunkhouse and free meals with a little bit of cash. It targeted young adults, of which I was one back then. Yes Mongoose. The YCC was pretty much a carbon copy of the CCC that was brought about in the early 80′s and lasted a few years. I worked with them for a few months. Same concept – bunkhouse and free meals with a little bit of cash. It targeted young adults, of which I was one back then.

]]> http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/mtb-signs-of-the-times-advanced-materials-research-and-trail-building-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-4729 Mongoose Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:54:22 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=3077#comment-4729 Hey CCR.....That Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) you mentioned, does that have anything to do with the older Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? It was made up of young adults only, back in the 30's and 40's that Roosevelt put together to stamp out hunger and the jobless young adults during the depression and after wards. They built 8 parks here in FL and many others all over the US, and led to the foundation of the US Park Services and all the State Park Services. I was just wondering if that YCC program was the awakening of the older CCC program or just another given name, but same program. Hey CCR…..That Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) you mentioned, does that have anything to do with the older Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? It was made up of young adults only, back in the 30′s and 40′s that Roosevelt put together to stamp out hunger and the jobless young adults during the depression and after wards. They built 8 parks here in FL and many others all over the US, and led to the foundation of the US Park Services and all the State Park Services. I was just wondering if that YCC program was the awakening of the older CCC program or just another given name, but same program.

]]> http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/mtb-signs-of-the-times-advanced-materials-research-and-trail-building-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 CraigCreekRider Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:55:57 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=3077#comment-4717 I was hoping without all the bailout money for banks, car companies, etc. that someone would resurrect something like the Youth Conservation Corps. Politics aside, our National Forest trails are in dire need of help anywhere there is not a strong MTB volunteer base (like where I live) to keep them up. I was hoping without all the bailout money for banks, car companies, etc. that someone would resurrect something like the Youth Conservation Corps. Politics aside, our National Forest trails are in dire need of help anywhere there is not a strong MTB volunteer base (like where I live) to keep them up.

]]> http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/mtb-signs-of-the-times-advanced-materials-research-and-trail-building-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-4679 Mongoose Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:46:14 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=3077#comment-4679 That is soooo cool to hear this. I do volunteer trail building & maintenance, actually more maintenance now than building, but anyways I love it. I would like to get out and travel some more to help with maintenance or building at other trails within my state, but getting out is not as feasible as it used to be for me, especially with my business, family, and health issues. I really wanted that trail maintenance job with IMBA, but having younger kids puts a damper on all that. Anyways, thanks for sharing this with us trek. That is soooo cool to hear this. I do volunteer trail building & maintenance, actually more maintenance now than building, but anyways I love it. I would like to get out and travel some more to help with maintenance or building at other trails within my state, but getting out is not as feasible as it used to be for me, especially with my business, family, and health issues. I really wanted that trail maintenance job with IMBA, but having younger kids puts a damper on all that. Anyways, thanks for sharing this with us trek.

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