1. 2014

2. Napa County’s new training
program prepares selected
individuals for a future in
ecology through hands-on
experience in maintaining
and protecting our water
ways, regional parks, and
wetlands.

3. Meet this year’s team of
young, enthusiastic
specialists……

4. SCOTT

5. COREY

6. ANA

7. CODY

8. OCTAVIO

9. CHARVAE

10. LESTEE

11. SEAN

12. ….and their leader KELIN

13. Every Monday, the corps
members explored their
strengths, investigated
careers, and sharpened job
hunting skills.

28. Napa Valley College

37. Field training begins….
The Wetlands

47. Another stop up valley….
Bale Grist Mill

55. At first, the team dealt
with invasive species like
this…..

57. But this was all just a
warm up for the serious,
dangerous stuff that
goes by the name….

58. ARUNDO
ARUNDO

64. It steals water from native
species, blocks waterways
during floods, blocks wildlife
habitat maintenance, and is
great fuel for fires.

65. Get rid of her??
Burning is dangerous.
Chemicals can damage
native species. She’s huge
(reaching 30 ft.), heavy,
not easy to get to, and we
haven’t learned how to
make bio fuel out of
her….YET!

66. Taking the torch from
the previous
generation..

69. with blood, sweat, and tearsNOT

85. This crew rocks!

95. Oh yes. There’s one
more crew member.
Arundo, meet….

96. CHIPPER

99. aaarrrrgghhh!

100. Now that the 8-week
mission is over, what’s next
for these corps members?

101. Some will use the
experience to pursue their
next mission in sales, the
Navy, fire fighting, and
other fields

103. Some discovered a field
they’d like to investigate
further and will be joining
the California Conservation
Corps in Napa.

105. Whatever your direction
Napa Youth Ecology Corps
members…..

106. We’re proud of you…

107. and thank you for serving
Napa County.