Transformation through conservation & service
We envision healthy lands, air, and water, thriving people, and resilient communities. Our regionally-based service programs meet local needs to drive lasting impact.
Developing America’s Workforce
Conservation Legacy builds future leaders by engaging young people and veterans in service projects that care for our nation’s lands and communities. Strengthened by our partnerships, we support economic mobility by developing skills, strength, and pathways to careers and education.
Our Mission
We engage future leaders to protect, restore, and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service.
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26 Years
Of Continuous Conservation Service Programming -
1.3 Million
Annual Service Hours -
2,384
Annual Program Participants -
500+
Veterans Fire Corps members engaged since 2009
Learn more about our Corps
Ancestral Lands operates in local tribal communities, as well as within other programs. Rooted in the culture and heritage of these communities, Indigenous youth and young adults can join conservation and leadership development crews, individual placements and Hiking Clubs.
Appalachian Conservation Corps is based in the Shenandoah Valley Region. The Harrisonburg, VA office operates adult and youth conservation crews, leadership development programs and individual placements.
Arizona Conservation Corps is a statewide program with offices in Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff, AZ operating adult and youth conservation crews, Veterans Fire Corps, Ancestral Lands programming, and individual placements.
Conservation Corps New Mexico, based in Las Cruces, operates conservation crews, small botany teams, Veterans Fire Corps, and individual placements, serving the greater New Mexico and western Texas regions.
Conservation Corps North Carolina is our newest program based out of Raleigh, NC. Conservation Corps North Carolina operates adult and youth conservation crews.
Southeast Conservation Corps is based in Chattanooga, TN and serves the southeast. Its programs include adult and youth conservation crews, fire crews, and individual placements.
Southwest Conservation Corps has two regional offices in Durango and Salida, CO. and operates adult, youth, and high school conservation crews, small botany teams, Veterans Fire Corps, Ancestral Lands programming and individual placements.
Stewards Individual Placements is a nationwide program operating in nearly all 50 states. Stewards is based in Beckley, WV and Durango, CO and supports interns in various environmental stewardship programs across the country.
Official Partners of America 250
Conservation Legacy is proud to announce its role as a Programming Partner of America250, the official commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary. As the nation approaches this historic milestone in 2026, Conservation Legacy joins the America250 “America Gives” initiative—honoring the enduring power of service and how it has helped shape our nation and local communities.
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Conservation Legacy’s Veterans Fire Crew
Conservation Legacy's Veterans Fire Corps is a program that engages recent era Veterans on priority hazardous fuels projects while developing the next generation of wildland firefighters. We express our gratitude for all our Veterans Fire Corps members, both active and alumni. Thank you for your service! We are so thankful to be able to join other wildland firefighters and state and federal agencies in managing and mitigating these fires. To learn more about the Veterans Fire Corps program, visit veteransfirecorps.org.
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Disaster Recovery with CCNC
Disaster Relief After Hurricane Helene
Crews from Conservation Corps North Carolina serving communities impacted by catastrophic flooding in Western North Carolina.
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Liza Chang, AZCC Crew Member, Crew 398
Arizona Conservation Corps Crew
"As a recent college graduate with a degree in Ecology, AZCC was the perfect chance to apply my classroom knowledge in the field. I choose to do national service because I'd like to make the outdoors accessible to more people. I have learned a lot about working and living with crews and have come to appreciate all of the work that goes into conservation management."
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Ben Johnson, Individual Placement
Appalachian Conservation Corps Individual Placement - Shenandoah National Park
"I am grateful for this experience [at Shenandoah National Park] and how it has helped me to develop a better sense of conservation within an interpretive context. I know that I have gained valuable knowledge and skills through this internship that will further my interpretive career."
