The NorthWoods Conservation Corps annually employs youth ages 14-18 to tackle priority conservation projects from northern Vermont to coastal New England. Our 2013 Corps program kicked off with crew leader training the week of June 17, commencing trail, wildlife, and river conservation projects on publicly accessible land around the region, including Bluff Mountain and Holland Pond areas, Willoughby State Forest, and the Silvio O. Conte and Stewart B. McKinney federal wildlife refuge systems.For nearly twenty summers, the NorthWoods Conservation Corps has employed youth on service projects in their local communities, providing on-the-job training to 1080 individuals to date. This year’s Corps–61 strong in all–includes the following crew leaders (shown here on Bald Mountain in Westmore): back row (L to R) Steve Farrow, Liam Mellaly, Lexi Letarte, Max Maloney, Patricia Laudano, Jack Powell, John Cox, Leif Becker, Cara Worth; front row (L to R) Brendan Whittaker, Luke O’Brien, Dan French, Ross Stevens, Cody Fauteux,Tim Lancaster, Miguel Reda, Rose Ruel, Stephanie Roy, and Cody Sayers.