Some 28 organizations, government agencies and universities have been chosen to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps.
The host groups will work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to help farmers and ranchers adopt climate-smart practices.
“America’s rural communities are on the front lines of climate change, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to growing and supporting a conservation work force that can develop and implement the innovative climate solutions that this challenge demands,” Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small said in a press release.
“As part of President Biden’s historic American Climate Corps, the Working Lands Climate Corps is providing a pathway for young people to enter into careers they are passionate about, like tackling climate change, advancing conservation, and helping their communities.”
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The state agriculture departments of Colorado and Michigan were selected as host agencies, as well as Cornell University, East Carolina University, the universities of Maine and Missouri and Utah State University.
Other organizations picked include American Forest Foundation, Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ducks Unlimited, Nature for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, and Working Landscapes.
Several California groups are included as well, including Fresno Metro Ministry, Wild Farm Alliance and the Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
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