Maine Conservation Corps

05/20/2026

The field season is almost here🔥

Ready to spend your summer serving Maine's outdoors? Team Member spots are still open- but not for long!

This is your chance to build conservation skills, jumpstart a career, connect with amazing people and explore everything Maine has to offer.

SHARE with those interested! Go to our website and apply ASAP: maine.gov/dacf/mcc

05/09/2026

We're hiring! 📢 Calling all conservation leaders! We're looking for an Individual Placement Program Manager to join our team and make a real impact across Maine.

What you'll do:
- Mentor 25+ AmeriCorps members statewide
-Build meaningful partnerships
-Manage grants and programs
-Support the next generation of conservation professionals

If you're passionate about developing young conservation leaders, this is your opportunity!

📍 Location: Augusta, Maine
🔍 Position listed as: Volunteer Services Coordinator

Ready to apply? Applications close May 22nd. Visit:
maine.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Executive

05/06/2026

Math teachers unit because we do need slope = rise/run.

Field Team Leaders "rocked" their first training hitch at Camden Hills State Park. MCC staff and Erin Amadon/Town4Trail Services provided top notch, hands-on instruction on topics including how to use griphoists, highlines, rock drills, rock bars, rise over run, staircase standards and more.

04/29/2026

Wilderness First Responder 💅

Our Field Team Leaders and MCC staff are officially WFR certified! Huge thanks to our instructor, Tony Simpson/Southpaw, for guiding us through the training and getting us ready for the season ahead. Feeling confident, prepared, and ready to keep everyone healthy and safe out there.

04/23/2026

Spring training is in full swing! From running saws to practicing wound care with time to snap some family style photos at the AmeriCorps swearing-in ceremony in between action.

Both Field Team Leaders and Individual Placements dove into learning with third-party trainers, covering everything from mental health first aid and OSHA to conflict mediation, chainsaw safety, and wilderness first aid. Thank you to all our awesome trainers for passing on their knowledge and creating engaging lessons!

04/14/2026

To wrap up pruning season, the Maine Forest Service and Maine Conservation Corps partnered with Bolduc Correctional Facility for a full day of learning and hands-on work in the facility’s apple orchard on April 6.

A team of 2 Maine Forest Service staff, 9 Maine Conservation Corps staff and members, 6 residents, and 9 facility staff came together to learn fruit tree pruning techniques and then applied those skills to almost 60 apple trees.

Participants asked excellent questions, shared observations, and showed real enthusiasm for building new skills. The energy, curiosity, and teamwork from everyone made this event a clear success and a meaningful step toward a healthier, more productive orchard at Bolduc.

04/07/2026

The Maine winter hasn't slowed down our Community Tree Stewards from launching service projects for their local communities. Since January, they have been leading orchard pruning workshops, developing forest management plans, and tackling invasives species.

🍃Follow along with the City of Portland's Tree Steward's Champion Tree Project with the story map link: https://arcg.is/1qufCL1

🍃Read Maine Audubon's Tree Steward's blog: https://maineaudubon.org/news/musings-on-trees-loss-but-also-hope/

04/02/2026

Team Leaders crushed their first week of training with a sustainable trails scavenger hunt, tent races, and hot chocolate made with water they filtered🌞 We are very excited to welcome this group to Maine and see the impact they'll make on trails and communities this season!

Leader quote of the week: "The man that chases two rabbits catches none." - Ryan

03/31/2026

Join our Community Tree Steward at Western Foothills Land Trust April 4th 🌿🪚

🌿 Invasive species takedown!​

Ready to get your hands dirty for a good cause? Before the black flies take over the woods, join us for a day of forest restoration and hands-on learning!

​Our resident expert, Es Sweeney, will be on-site to teach you how to spot, stop, and swap out invasive species for a healthier, happier forest. 🌲 💪

​📅 April 4th @ 12:00 PM
​📍 516 Waterford Road, Waterford, ME
​🧤 Bring pruners/loppers, work gloves, water, snacks sturdy boots, and your "can-do" attitude!

​Let’s show these invasives the exit! 🚪🍃

03/18/2026

Our Environmental Stewards do it all 💪

They made a huge impact in 2025 with
🌱29.78 acres of habitat improved
🌿16.64 acres of invasive species removed
💧103 monitoring sessions for lakes, rivers, ponds with 3,437 sites sampled
🤝147 volunteer events held
📚241 educational or interpretive events with 3824 visitors attending
📍2,622 maps or GIS resources created

Shout out to the crew and their service to Maine!