YOUTH CONSERVATION PROGRAM
The Youth Conservation Program (YCP) is more than a summer job; it’s an action-packed educational opportunity that accomplishes much needed work in one of America’s most popular landscapes while helping participants develop a personal conservation ethic.
Young adults work, earn, and learn in this highly successful ten week program each June to August in Grand Teton National Park. These 16 to 19-year-olds work on trails to improve access and protect fragile habitat, preserve historic sites, and learn about park history, fire, rescues, and more — hiking miles of park trails in the process.
YCP began in 2006 and is a teen education, stewardship, and employment opportunity that provides much-needed repairs and improvements on heavily used park trails and historic sites.
Are you or someone you know interested in applying to YCP? Click the button below to apply today!
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Meet Deja Charles: Lead Peer Mentor for NPS Academy
Deja with other interns during her NPS Academy internship at Devils Postpile National Monument. Deja is a National Park Service Academy (NPSA) alum who's passionate about conservation and mentorship. The NPSA program provides on-the-job training for college students that the ...
Pura Vida Winter Experience 2024
Participants of the Pura Vida program pose with members of Grand Teton's education team after snowshoeing to Taggart Lake. Grand Teton National Park continues to connect and serve the local Latine community through Pura Vida, a program offering extensive outdoor ...
NPS Academy Alum Cameran Bahnsen Returns to Grand Teton for New Role as Tribal Community Engagement Fellow
Cameran stands with Grand Teton National Park wearing red shawls to bring awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous Peoples. In 2019, Cameran Bahnsen was living in Los Angeles and leading field trips for Title 1 schools into the Santa Monica Mountains. ...