...accepting applications for eight summer Youth Conservation Corps jobs, and it's an excellent program," said YCC leader Ryan Beltz. YCC enrollees work and learn together, as a team, to accomplish outdoor projects that further the conservation of...

...For, I listened all night long as people talked and laughed outside my door. At what price then comes happiness? Ryan Beltz is a seasonal ranger and the Youth Conservation Corps Program Coordinator at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Previous...

...ropes, propane, stoves, cameras, binoculars, maps, radios, rain jackets, tents, bear spray, and Refuge rangers Ryan Beltz and myself. It was time for take off. Into the trucks piled volunteers ranging from grandparents to grandson, financial...