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About Us
Upon the 75th Anniversary of
the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
expanded the Maryland Conservation Corps (MCC) to include a new initiative
called the Maryland Civic Justice Corps (CJC). The CJC works in partnership with
the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services and other youth-based urban
organizations to provide conservation service opportunities for Baltimore City
youth in Maryland State Parks.
The CJC is a unique summer
program where you’ll be part of a team working to conserve and restore Maryland
State Parks. Discover Maryland’s natural resources and gain the skills to
protect them. Learn how to build bridges and trails, and how to make a rain
barrel!
You will gain skills that will prepare you for many career opportunities
and a lifetime of healthy outdoor recreation and interaction with nature.
Don’t worry, it’s not all work, there’s plenty of time for fun in the outdoors! Have you ever wanted to walk on a tight rope, or scale a climbing wall? How about hold a Great Horned Owl or a Corn Snake? Do it all this summer with the Maryland Civic Justice
Corps!
In the News
Governor Martin O’Malley Delivers Commencement Address
at First Maryland Civic Justice Corps Graduation
Governor O'Malley Expands Maryland Conservation Corps
New Civic Justice Corps Offers
Meaningful Summer Conservation Work to At-risk Youth
O'Malley not out of
element
Candus Thomson On the Outdoors, Baltimore Sun,
April 27, 2008
Photograph
of members at work,
Courtesy of Hands On Denver
and Denver Parks & Recreation
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