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CCAC fellow Anna says hands-on tree planting and connections drew her into environmental work
Summary
Anna, a CCAC fellow with City Plants, described leaving political work after finding a stronger interest in community and environmentalism; she said hands-on training, like planting a tree with a partner, and the fellowship’s networking helped her gain practical experience without returning to school.
Anna, a CCAC fellow with City Plants, said she joined the California Climate Action Corps after earning a degree in political science and deciding traditional politics was not the right path for her. "I joined, the California Climate Action Corps because I got a degree in political science," she said.
She described a shift away from pursuing more formal schooling, saying she did not "necessarily wanna go back to school and get into more debt," and emphasized that the fellowship offered an alternative route into environmental work through community-based activities. Anna said she values the community aspect of the work and that environmentalism drew her in after trying political work.
Anna highlighted practical training as a turning point. "I had learned how to plant a tree with 1 of our partners, and that kind of started getting me rolling," she said, crediting hands-on skills with increasing her commitment to the field. She added that the CCAC fellowship "has really helped me form connections with various organizations and get that hands on experience that I need to be in this field."
The comments focus on personal experience in the fellowship rather than policy specifics or program funding. No formal actions, votes, or requests for the governing body were recorded during these remarks.
