Community Day Crews (ages 14-18)
Two community day crews operate primarily in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont (Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties). Community Day Crews work five days a week, eight hours a day on priority conservation- and community-service projects.
-NorthWoods Crew
The NorthWoods crew is based in East Charleston at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center and carries out projects in the northern portion of the Northeast Kingdom.
8 crew members, 2 crew leaders
-Lyndonville Crew
The Lyndonville crew completes projects in the southern portion of the Kingdom and meets daily at Lyndon Institute.
8 crew members, 2 crew leaders
Backcountry Crew (ages 16 – 20)
The NorthWoods Backcountry crew works five days a week from a remote spike camp set up near project sites located throughout northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Crew members learn advanced trail-building and -maintenance skills as well as gaining valuable wilderness experience.
8 crew members, 2 crew leaders
YCC Crews (ages 15-18)
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crews are operated in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Crew members are hired from communities surrounding six refuge locations:
- Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (Errol, ME)
- Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (Westbrook, CT)
- Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge:
- Nulhegan Basin Division (Brunswick, VT)
- Pondicherry Division (Whitefield, NH)
- Mohawk River Division (Colebrook, NH)
- Fort River Division (Hadley, MA)
YCC crews work under the supervision of NorthWoods directors and USFWS personnel, providing an excellent opportunity for youth to explore career paths in various fields of conservation and science.
Off-season Crews
NorthWoods off-season crews complete priority projects throughout our operating area and will camp or travel to contract-service sites. Contact us to learn more. (corps@northwoodscenter.org) | 
