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INTERNSHIPS COVER A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WILDLIFE STUDIES, HABITAT RESTORATION AND VISITOR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY 1724 INTERNS WERE IN THE FIELD DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017. 10937398 2016811 9653671 CONSERVATION CORPS TEAMS: TEAMS OF INTERNS LED BY SCA STAFF SPEND 3-10 MONTHS DEVOTED TO CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, TRAIL RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE SPECIES ERADICATION, DESERT RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 130 TEAMS COMPRISED OF 384 MEMBERS AND 41 LEADERS WERE ACTIVE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017. 6096629 990593 2802019 COMMUNITY CREWS: LOCALLY BASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AGED 15-19. SUMMER AND SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS OFFER CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN URBAN AREA PARKS AND GREEN SPACES THAT ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING TRAIL MAINTENANCE, HABITAT RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AS WELL AS CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. 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