Maine Conservation Corps

The mission of the MCC is to offer Corps members an opportunity to experience a different way of living, learning and serving, and to enhance their personal development and ability to serve their community by accomplishing significant conservation and environmental service projects which will enhance, protect and restore natural resources and public lands.

Our volunteer opportunities can be found at: http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc/volunteer.html

Description:
The Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) places members all over the state to serve on environmental and conservation projects. Positions range from three month to eleven month commitments. Some members serve individually at agencies and nonprofits to address resource issues and educate Maine citizens, and others serve on Field Teams constructing and rehabilitating trails and trail structures.
The MCC is part of the Maine Department of Conservation and our programs focus on conservation, environmental education, and meaningful opportunities for our members to learn new skills and gain experience in environmental careers. The MCC manages two programs: the Field Team program and the Environmental Educator program.

Field Teams build trails, improve campgrounds, enhance wildlife habitat and have developed a reputation as some of Maine's most effective trail builders.

Environmental Educators recruit, train and manage volunteers, teach school children and adults about environmental issues and work with watershed organizations to monitor water quality conditions.

The MCC receives AmeriCorps funding through the Maine Commission for Community Service. During their terms of service our members receive a weekly living allowance, health insurance and are able to earn AmeriCorps Education Awards to pay for college or student loans if eligible.
The goals of the MCC is to accomplish natural resource related projects with long term public benefit for public and private nonprofit agencies; to provide job training, education and work opportunities, including the economically disadvantaged; to provide conservation education and to promote and lead volunteer opportunities related to natural resources.

History:
The Maine Conservation Corps was established by Maine's governor and legislature in 1983 and since then has recruited and placed hundreds of members who have accomplished countless natural resource projects all over Maine.

Contact people:

Jo Hersom, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Brenda Webber, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (207)287-3342

Address:

124 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0124 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc

Last updated on September 28, 2009