YCC crew hiking the Silver Peak Trail in the Chiricahua Mountains.

Wild Arizona’s and the Coronado National Forest’s Youth Conservation Corps program will unfortunately not be taking place in 2026 due to funding limitations. We are pursuing funding for 2027 and beyond, please check back for more information then.

Crew Members

If you enjoy the outdoors, are interested in conservation, and would like to get paid to work, camp and backpack in remote areas of the Chiricahua Mountains of southeast Arizona.

Assistant Crew Leaders

If you are a YCC and High School graduate interested a leadership role, please apply. You will help supervise, work alongside, and lead the YCC field crew, as part of a leadership team that includes professional Wild Stew Field Crew members.