Student Conservation Association

From the original Student Conservation Association volunteers at Olympic National Park in 1957, through our subsequent alliances with national forests and wildlife refuges, the introduction of urban conservation programs in the 1970s, our landmark Greater Yellowstone Recovery Corps, and the Presidential Citizens Medal presentation to SCA Founder Liz Putnam, SCA has blazed a trail of youth service and stewardship all across America — a movement that today exceeds 130 conservation corps nationwide and 100,000 alumni.

The mission of SCA is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land. SCA provides an array of internship and corps programming across the state of Washington. Corps members engage in conservation, ecological restoration, and recreation management projects with public lands partners, and learn skills that prepare them for future leadership careers in public land management and conservation.