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Washington Conservation Corps in the News

Habitat Restoration and Erosion Control

Wenatchee World: On the front line in a weed war (April 8, 2010)
The Rainier Valley Post: Colman Park Trail (8/8/08)
The Olympian: Survey explores spawning habitat for forage fish (2/29/07)
The Bellingham Herald: Pipeline Fine Turns Whatcom Greener (Fall 2006)
The Bellingham Herald: Transplant with Confidence (February 10, 2006)
Everett Herald: Photo of Salmon Carcass Distribution (December 2006)
Tri-City Herald: Conservation corps helps keep home out of Yakima River (November 17, 2005)
Seattle PI: Salmon Solution (February 10, 2006)

Emergency Response: Washington State

Nisqually Valley News: Residents Pile Sandbags High to Protect Homes (01/2007)
Sequim Gazette: MISSING ONP HIKERS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION (11/2006)
Kitsap Sun: Kitsap Park Review (2/20/07)
The Olympian: Fear of flooding prompts Nisqually evacuation alert (January 12, 2006)
Nisqually River stabilizes, but more rain coming (January 13, 2006)
King 5 News: Renton mud slide (Winter 2006)

National Emergency Response

Des Moines Register: Volunteers Advance in Iowa's Muck (August 3, 2008)
Muscatine Journal: In it For the Long Haul (WCC in Iowa) (July 9, 2008)
Groundhog Heroes: Leesburg Daily Commercial (February 17, 2007)
Volunteers 'feel good' nailing down tarps: Orlando Sentinel (February 14, 2007)
Photo of tarp installation: Orlando Sentinel
Hurricane Response: Florida
Hurricane Response: Gulf region, initial deployment (Fall 2005)
The Daily World: A Katrina donation (November 8, 2005)
Wikipedia: Hurricane Rita
2theadvocate.com: Volunteers aghast at damage in homes

Other

Ecology News Release: Washington Energy Corps helps more than 1,400 low-income families save money,
reduce carbon footprint (April 6, 2010)
Sequim Gazette: Olympic Discovery Trail (February 1, 2010)
Tacoma Weekly: Middle School and College Students Work Together to Monitor the Health of First Creek (February 1, 2010)
Chinook Observer: Freedom From Wastefulness (July 2, 2008)
Peninsula Daily News: Pair creating Jefferson County library of outdoor gear (2/23/07)
The Olympian: Community gardeners plot assistance for food bank
Bi-weekly Wetland and Stream Corridor Restoration Update, Issue 41 (November 21, 2002)
Tacoma News Tribune: Think Green, In Living Color (12/28/07)
Friends of the Hylebos Wetlands website: Volunteers helping to complete lower
hylebos marsh (March 7, 2006)

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