Camping Crew, Two Down, One to Go

Mile High Youth Corps Fall Forestry camping crew returned to the city after their second hitch (ten days out in the field camping and working) on Thursday. The crew has spent their time in the Pike National Forest doing sawyer work. With chain saws in hand, they’ve been busy thinning the forest in the Hayman [...]

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Just Another Day at the Office

No laptops or fax machines for Mile High Youth Corps’ Summer of Service Corpsmembers — they’re offices consist of breathtaking views of mountains and wildlife. In the photo above, Summer of Service Hayman Corpsmember Margaret Page takes in the beautiful view at Pike National Forest where her crew has been working all Summer.

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Hayman: 2002 & 2010

When I heard Mile High Youth Corps would have a crew working in the Hayman Burn Area this summer and fall, I was very supportive and enthusiastic. My enthusiasm stemmed from my recent memory of this enormous fire. It seems like yesterday that Denver had orange hued skies, I closed down the pool where I [...]

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Photos from the Field

Us office folks here at Mile High Youth Corps don’t see too much of our Summer of Service Camping crews. They’re here on the first day of their hitch gearing up for ten days out in the field — packing up tools and food, tents and stuffed backpacks — and then their off, out into [...]

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