Central Conservation Inc

GLRI #93- YOUTH TEAM WETLAND RESTORATION- INDU

PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT PROVIDE YOUTH SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHILE REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF PLANT COMMUNITIES AND HABITATS IN THE PARKS SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RECRUIT AND TRAIN CREWS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE GREAT LAKES INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT TEAM TO COMPLETE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECTS AS THE YOUTH GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FIELD WORK TO BE COMPLETED WILL HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON RESTORATION SERVICES WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUSH CUTTING, CHAINSAW WORK, SEEDING, AND HERBICIDE AND PESTICIDE APPLICATION PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES PROVIDE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND MOTIVATE YOUTH TO PURSUE CAREERS IN RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP WHILE IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS BENEFICIARIES INDIVIDUAL FAMILY,PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION,QUASI PUBLIC NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,ANYONE GENERAL PUBLIC,GRADUATE STUDENT,STATE,LOCAL

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE WISCORPS CREW WILL SERVE TOGETHER TO MANAGE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK, FOCUSING ON HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS IN WETLANDS AND SURROUNDING UPLAND AREAS. THE SUMMER DUNES CREW FOCUSES ON WETLAND MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION FOR THEIR ENTIRE SEASON. THE FALL DUNES CREW SPENDS HALF OF THEIR SEASON SERVING IN WETLANDS AND HALF OF THEIR SEASON PERFORMING HABITAT RESTORATION IN UPLAND (FOREST) ENVIRONMENTS.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES QUASI-PUBLIC NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

P15AC00270, 6 MONTH YOUTH WETLAND YOUTH RESTORATION TEAM, INDU, FY15 $125,000.00.

P19AC00142, WISCORPS, INC., GREENSTONE TRAIL AND CAMPGROUND REHABILITATION - ISRO, FY19, $27,000.00

P15AC00268, WISCORPS, OAK SAVANA RESTORATION INTERNS AT INDU, $85,816.00.

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH AND VETERAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF ZEBRA MUSSELS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INTO UNINFESTED WATERS AT PARK AND PROVIDE YOUTH WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THIS PROJECT PROTECTS NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH ARE HIGH VALUE TO PARK VISITORS AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA SUCH AS THE PARKS WALLEYE FISHERY AND THE PARKS WATERS WHILE GIVING YOUTH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, QUASI-PUBLIC NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

ISRO YOUTH CREW CHICKENBONE TRAIL REHAB - WCC

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS EXECUTED FUNDS TO FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS ON ARMY INSTALLATIONS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING INTERN CREWS TO ASSIST IN VARIOUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING HABITAT RESTORATION, RECREATION ENHANCEMENT, WILDFIRE REMEDIATION, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, POLLINATOR PROTECTION, AND URBAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. ONE OF THE INSTALLATIONS THAT IS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IS FORT MCCOY.FORT MCCOY IS ACTIVELY MANAGING OVER 40 INVASIVE SPECIES, INTENDING TO ERADICATE THOSE NOT YET WELL-ESTABLISHED. FOR ALREADY WELL-ESTABLISHED SPECIES, THE FOCUS IS ON REDUCING THEIR POPULATIONS TO A MINOR COMPONENT OF THE VEGETATIVE COMMUNITY. THIS APPROACH ENSURES THAT THE ECOSYSTEM IS PRESERVED WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADING MILITARY TRAINING. IF AWARDED, THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT WILL FEATURE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE AND WISCORPS AND BETTER ASSEMBLE A LABOR FORCE CAPABLE OF EXPANDING CAPACITY NEEDS ON INVASIVE SPECIES PROJECTS AT FORT MCCOY. NINE INVASIVE SPECIES PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. DURING THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT, THE FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE AND WISCORPS EXPECT TO START AS MANY AS THREE OF THE LISTED PROJECTS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FIRST. WISCORPS WILL RECRUIT, HIRE, TRAIN, AND STATION YOUNG ADULT (18-30-YEAR-OLDS) AMERICORPS FIELD CREWS AT FORT MCCOY CERTIFIED FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION AND CHAINSAW USE FOR EIGHT WEEKS. FIELDWORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FALL OF 2024 AND CONCLUDE IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, ASSUMING FUTURE EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, OR AWARDS ARE NOT ISSUED.WISCORPS, INC., ESTABLISHED IN 2009, IS A 501(C)(3) CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, WITH A MISSION TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH THE ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF WISCONSIN S COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WISCORPS ENGAGES YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN HANDS-ON CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH ITS WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS. IT PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CURRENT AND FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE NATURE PLACE. WISCORPS HAS OVER 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RUNNING CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMMING AND IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE COALITION, THE CORPS NETWORK, AND A 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH OPERATING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. WISCORPS HAS BEEN AN AMERICORPS PROGRAM SINCE 2013 AND A FORMULA-FUNDED PROGRAM THROUGH SERVE WISCONSIN SINCE 2018. IN ADDITION, WISCORPS WAS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITIES ACT YOUTH PROGRAM FROM 2011 TO 2019 WITH THE WESTERN WISCONSIN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. ALL WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS AMERICORPS MEMBERS, AGES 18-30 (UP TO 35 FOR VETERANS), PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL SERVICE EXPERIENCES THAT ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PROBLEM. COMPLETING HIGH-PRIORITY CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALLOWS MEMBERS TO SEE TANGIBLE RESULTS FROM THEIR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDES THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS. LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS, AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, ROUTINELY HIRE AMERICORPS ALUMS FROM WISCORPS PROGRAMS.AFTER THE FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE AND WISCORPS COMPLETE PROJECTS AT FORT MCCOY, THE AREAS WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH ON-GOING INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT CONDUCTED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES THROUGH A COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT (CESU) AGREEMENT.

WETLAND RESTORATION - YOUTH TEAM INDU

WISCORPS, INC, P14AC00737, INDU WETLAND RESTORATION, $60K

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS.THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT INTERNS FOR SIX-WEEK POSITIONS TO PERFORM TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY OF PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. TASKS INCLUDE REPAIRING TRAIL STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTING REROUTES, AND GENERAL UPKEEP TO SUPPORT RESOURCE PROTECTION AND VISITOR SAFETY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES QUASI-PUBLIC NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFITFROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

GLRI93: TWO MONTH YOUTH TEAM - WETLANDS RESTORATAION

THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO UTILIZE QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH AND VETERAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT ENGAGES YOUTH CREWS AT ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK TO ASSIST WITH THE REHABILITATION OF THE FELDTMAN LAKE TRAIL AND CAMPGROUND, ALONG WITH BEGINNING WORK ON THE LANE COVE TRAIL. THE REHABILITATION EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE CORRIDOR BRUSHING, EROSION CONTROL, TRAIL GRADING, REMOVAL OF TRIPPING HAZARDS, AND REPAIRS TO BOARDWALKS AND SIGNAGE USING HAND TOOLS. TECHNIQUES WILL FOCUS ON CLEARING A SIX-FOOT-WIDE CORRIDOR, ENHANCING DRAINAGE TO PREVENT EROSION, AND REINFORCING TRAIL SECTIONS FOR IMPROVED DURABILITY.

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS.TO CONTINUE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK (ISRO) AND THE WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS TO MEET TRAILS AND CAMPGROUND MAINTENANCE GOALS INCLUDING REHABILITATION SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION WHILE FACILITATING CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES QUASI-PUBLIC NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFITFROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS CREWS WILL COMPLETE RESTORATION RELATED AND TRAILS RELATED PROJECTS AS THEY GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. CREW LEADERS AND MEMBERS ARE PAID A LIVING ALLOWANCE OR STIPEND FOR THEIR SERVICE.

ISHPEMING TRAIL REHABILITATION - ISRO WISCORPS

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT BY YOUTH CREWS

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FIVE-PERSON CREW, WORKING UNDER NPS TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT, TO CONDUCT INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND SOIL RESTORATION AT PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. TASKS INCLUDE TREATING INVASIVE PLANTS, APPLYING COMPOST AND MULCH, BUILDING SPLIT RAIL FENCING TO MANAGE VISITOR USE, AND POTENTIALLY COLLECTING OR INSTALLING NATIVE PLANTS IN RESTORATION AREAS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AT THE NECEDAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON RESTORATION AND RESEARCH, PARTICULARLY IN HABITAT RESTORATION CENTERED AROUND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT. IF AWARDED, THE WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS (WISCORPS), OPERATING AS CENTRAL CONSERVATION, INC., WILL STATION ONE AMERICORPS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AT THE REFUGE. THE WISCORPS MEMBER WILL SERVE AS A BIOLOGY PROGRAM ASSISTANT. WITH THE REFUGE COVERING 44,000 ACRES, WISCORPS WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ON-THE-GROUND FIELD EFFORTS IN HABITAT AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.NECEDAH NWR IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. ONCE PART OF GLACIAL LAKE WISCONSIN, THE REFUGE IS MADE UP OF AN ANCIENT, EXPOSED LAKEBED WHERE SHALLOW SURFACE WATER STREAMS LIFE INTO HISTORIC OAK SAVANNAS AND SAND PRAIRIES. AFTER SEEING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SET ASIDE THE REFUGE IN 1939 TO PROTECT BREEDING AND RESIDENT WILDLIFE AND FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE TO ENJOY. NECEDAH NWR IS A DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM INCLUDING OPEN TALLGRASS PRAIRIES, SPRAWLING SAVANNAS, OAK-PINE BARRENS, UPLAND MIXED FORESTS, AND NUMEROUS WETLAND TYPES INCLUDING SEDGE MEADOWS. THE REFUGE IS HOME TO MORE THAN 230 BIRD SPECIES INCLUDING WHOOPING CRANES, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, AND BOBOLINKS. IT IS ALSO HOME TO BLACK BEARS, GRAY WOLVES, AMERICAN BADGERS, BOGHAUNTER DRAGONFLIES, BLANDINGS TURTLES AND MANY MORE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. WISCORPS WILL RECRUIT, ONBOARD, AND PLACE ONE AMERICORPS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT MEMBER TO SERVE FOR 19 WEEKS, BEGINNING IN APRIL 2026. THE SERVICE MEMBER IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 675 HOURS OF SERVICE, WHICH WILL INVOLVE A SCHEDULE OF 40 HOURS PER WEEK. IN THIS ROLE, THE MEMBER WILL ASSIST WITH HABITAT AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT TASKS AT THE REFUGE AND WILL REPORT TO BOTH THE REFUGE S WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST AND WISCORPS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER. RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE HABITAT MONITORING, INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, VEGETATION SURVEYS, WILDLIFE SURVEYS, AND FIELD DATA COLLECTION. THE POSITION WILL INVOLVE SPENDING 90% OF THE TIME IN THE FIELD AND 10% IN THE OFFICE. THE MEMBER WILL GAIN HANDS-ON PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS WHILE ENHANCING THE REFUGE S CURRENT CAPABILITIES. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE POSITION, THEY WILL EARN AN AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD OF APPROXIMATELY $2,800.FOUNDED IN 2009, CENTRAL CONSERVATION, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION THAT HOUSES THE WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS (WISCORPS) AND THE NATURE PLACE). WISCORPS MISSION IS TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS THROUGH GUIDED, HANDS-ON SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT OUR REGIONS PUBLIC LANDS. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ENGAGE YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH HANDS-ON SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.SINCE 2013, WISCORPS HAS BEEN AN AMERICORPS PROGRAM, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. EACH YEAR, WISCORPS STAFF RECRUIT, HIRE, AND MENTOR 75 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ITS CREW PROGRAM AND INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT PROGRAM.