Nine local students recently graduated from the Montana Conservation Corps Expedition Program after a four-week excursion in the outdoors.
The graduates spent a month completing hands-on conservation work in Glacier National Park, the Whitefish Divide Trail and the National Bison Range. Members were rewarded for their completion with a Presidential Service Award and $200. In July, the MCC graduated 12 area students from the same program.
The MCC’s mission is to inspire young people through hands-on conservation service to be leaders, stewards of the land and engaged citizens who improve their communities.
Pictured above, from left to right: (Front Row) Ryan McElyea – Crew Leader, Krystle Gawel – Crew Leader, Byron Amidon – Whitefish, Genny Burnham – Kalispell, Garret Oksness – Crew Leader, Shelby Greene – Columbia Falls, Wyatt Clay – Kalispell, Lisa Green – Crew Leader, Micah Sperry – Columbia Falls, (2nd Row) Karissa Greenhagen – Kalispell, Tristan Turner – Kalispell, (Back Row) Evan Kulesa – Crew Leader, Adam Stindt – Troy, Scott Ferree – Kalispell