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By Clayton Lenz, ICC Program Coordinator | Dec. 2022  originally published for Idaho Conservation league blog Since 1991, Idaho Conservation Corps (ICC) has been empowering youth and young adults through completing resource management work across the state. Some of our crew members aspire to work in the conservation field, while others just want a fun way to spend their summer! Through hands-on, challenging work, these young people build and maintain the outdoor spaces that Idahoans love. In 2022, Idaho Conservation Corps served 53 teens, 39 young adults, 19 crew leaders, and 35 interns throughout the state. This season (May to October), ICC crew members:       Restored or improved 10 acres of habitat       Treated 13,047 acres for invasive species removal or prevention       Installed 155,655 plants       Created 99 trail features       Maintained 132 miles of trail       Bucked out 725 logs from trails       Deconstructed 1 mile of obsolete trail       Built 5 miles of fence       Removed 6 miles of obsolete fence       Built 500 feet of retaining wall       Spread 28,000 native seed over 11 acres       Thinned 14 acres of forest land to reduce fire danger […]