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California Conservation Corps asks Legislature for funding to staff Greenwood center and close wildfire staffing gaps
Summary
CCC Director J. P. Patton told a Senate budget subcommittee that the CCC needs funding to staff the rebuilt Greenwood Residential Center, replenish vehicles and facilities, and align hand crews with year‑round CAL FIRE operations to ensure reliable wildfire response and workforce development.
J. P. Patton, Director of the California Conservation Corps, told the California State Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 that the agency’s budget proposals aim to protect the CCC’s 50‑year legacy and position it for the next half‑century. Patton said the corps operates 26 facilities, serves about 3,000 core members annually and about 500 professional staff, and delivers work ranging from trail construction and watershed restoration to wildfire response and workforce training.
Patton highlighted several requests in the governor’s budget materials: $73,500,000 to rebuild and reactivate the Greenwood Residential Center in El Dorado County, $5,000,000 one‑time for deferred maintenance across 26 facilities, vehicle replacement for 84 central vehicles, roughly…
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