Northwest Youth Corps crewleader and two crewmembers work on a trail structure called a puncheon. Structures are often made, entirely or in part, from natural raw materials found at the work site.

Crewmembers work together to pull Scotch broom weeds. In the Pacific Northwest, Scotch broom is a non-native invasive plant that can quickly overtake native plants. Many species of wildlife are dependent on native plants for survival.

Northwest Youth Corps youth crew works on a section of hiking trail. Each year, crews build and maintain miles of trails throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Youth Corps youth crews complete a wide range of conservation and land management projects. Often, these projects are labor-intensive and are located in remote locations that can only be reached on foot.

Crewmembers remove bark from a log to prepare it for a construction project. Northwest Youth Corps youth crews often use natural materials found at the project site, such as logs, to build or repair trail structures.

Northwest Youth Corps crewmembers use a crosscut saw to clear a fallen tree blocking a section of hiking trail. Clearing trail obstructions, such as fallen trees, is important to keeping hiking trails open and parks accessible.

Northwest Youth Corps youth crew uses teamwork to muscle a log into place to repair a section of trail. Crews often use natural materials found at the project site, such as logs, to build or repair trails.

Northwest Youth Corps youth crew builds a low bridge, called a puncheon, on a section of park trail. This type of structure provides for trail use, while protecting streams and wetland areas.

Northwest Youth Corps crewmembers plant native vegetation to restore a wetland area.

Northwest Youth Corps YouthWorks program participants tend to vegetables in the Laurel Valley Educational Farm. Youth learn hands-on about organic farming.

Northwest Youth Corps YouthWorks crew cleans-up branches and debris along a trail. YouthWorks program participants, ages 11-15, perform real work during the session.

Northwest Youth Corps YouthWorks program participants explore nature at the Oregon Coast. Each YouthWorks session is filled with conservation work, fun, friends, and learning.

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Northwest Youth Corps YouthWorks program participants make new friends and explore the Oregon Coast. Each YouthWorks session is filled with conservation work, fun, friends, and learning.

Northwest Youth Corps YouthWorks program participants gear-up and go on a rafting adventure. Each YouthWorks session is filled with conservation work, fun, friends, and learning.

OutDoor High School science class turns the top of Mount Pisgah into an open air laboratory.

OutDoor High School students conduct chemistry tests and study forest ecosystems in an area recently burned by a forest fire.

Students gain work skills and experience as they help construct a fence. OutDoor High School students complete work projects that benefit the community.

OutDoor High School students make improvements to campsites in a nearby park. Students gain work skills and experience as they complete work projects that benefit the community.

OutDoor High School students plant vegetable starts in the Laurel Valley Educational Farm. Students learn hands-on about subjects such as botany and agriculture.