1. Student Conservation Association California / Southwest Region

2. SCA at a Glance > National Non-Profit Organization founded in 1957 > $31.5 million annual budget > National Office in Arlington, VA > Operations Office in Charlestown, NH > Regional Offices: Oakland, Seattle, Washington, D.C, Pitsburgh > Program Offices: Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Boise, Anchorage, Philadelphia, Baltimore, etc > Work under Cooperative Agreements w/ Partners

3. California/Southwest Regional Office Regional Office located in Oakland, CA 13-person office Geographical Reach: California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

4. California/Southwest Partners National Park Service U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey U.S Army Corps of Engineers California State Parks California Off-Highway Motorized Vehicle Recreation Division of State Parks East Bay Regional Parks San Mateo County Parks San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department Oakland City Parks Save the Redwoods League California Wilderness Coalition Sonoma Land Trust Transition Habitats Conservancy

5. Program Structure Youth Programs Community-Based School Year Local Summer Crews National High School Crews Young Adult Programs Conservation Interns Conservation Corps Leader Crews

6. California Placements Approximately 450 annual placements in California Roughly 50 % high school age, 50 % college age Good mix of Conservation Interns, Conservation Teams, High School Crews

7. SCA and California State Parks Modest…..For Now?? SCA has partnered with a handful of parks Calaveras Big Trees SP (Calaveras Big Trees Assoc.) Pfeiffer Big Sur SP Andrew Molera SP Mount Tamalpais SP D.L. Bliss SP Sugar Pine Point SP Humboldt Redwoods SP, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, Portola Redwoods SP (Funded by Save the Redwoods League) Small program with about 10-20 annual placements

8. Goals and Benefits of SCA and State Parks Continued relevancy, including cultural Work Force Development and Succession Youth Engagement Added capacity on the ground

9. What is Needed to Realize Potential Commitment to partnerships Investment in partnerships – joint funding Statewide or Regional Cooperative Agreements Park level templates for sub-agreements

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