WCCC recruits young adults and youth ages 17-28 to complete service projects on public lands in western Colorado. WCCC Crew Members work on the health and accessibility of these lands through projects such as: building and maintaining trails, fuel mitigation, fence construction and maintenance, invasive species removal, habitat restoration, and other conservation related projects in backcountry and front country settings. WCCC recruits youth from local western Colorado communities, as well as nationally. Crews typically work 4 10-hour days a week, from 7am to 5pm.