get involved!
Do you want to be a part of ecoservants? Please download the SBSC corpsmember application and release form. The SBSC (Sierra Blanca Service Corps) fact sheet is also available for download.
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corpsmember application
liability release form
SBSC fact sheet
what is SBSC?
The Sierra Blanca Service Corps (SBSC) is a program of Eco-Servants. Over the past year senior staff from Eco-Servants has been developing the Sierra Blanca Service Corps using the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps Excellence in Corps Operations (ECO) Standards. The mission of the Sierra Blanca Service Corps is to employ and engage youth in order to improve the natural and human communities of the region.We are engaged in hands-on programming and volunteer management, while we build our organizational infrastructure using the NASCC standards. We are integrating the standards into our long-range strategic planning and our day to day operations.
The SBSC is committed to creating positive outcomes for the youth, families, and communities of the Sierra Blanca Region. We engage youth and adult partners in strengths-based skill-building, community service-learning projects, and environmental stewardship using professional standards and principles of best practice in the following areas:
ENVIRONMENT - Cave restoration, trail work, forest health, watershed protection, research and employ renewable energy sources, implement recycling programs, and start a community garden
EDUCATION - Service-learning, experiential learning methods, in school activities, and job training
COMMUNITY SERVICE - Civic engagement, volunteerism, and youth leadership development.
SBSC History Timeline
September 2004 Eco-Servants incorporates and becomes 501.c3October 2004 Grindstone Lake dump Cleanup
Spring 2005 Ski Run Road Plastic Cleanup
Spring/Fall 2005 Lincoln Community Church and Cemetery
July 2005 Wrote successful NMYCC Proposal for 2006
August 2005 Participating Agreement with the USDA-Forest Service
January 2006 Became Regional Point Organization for NMFYC
February 2006 Eco-Servants Board Changes/Executive Director/Associate Director
February 2006 McCune Charitable Foundation grant received
February 2006 Attended NASCC Forum and became member
April 2006 National and Global Youth Service Day/Earth Day events
April 2006 Cornerstones Fort Stanton Stables Preservation Plan Grant Awarded
June 2006 Ruidoso River Cleanup Fee for Service
June 2006 NMYCC Starts
July 2006 Completed Lincoln trails and three bridges
August 2006 Completed the Capitan Peak Trail and began work on Summit Trail
August 2006 Received $15,000 from the County Commissioners
August 2006 Successfully completed NMYCC project
August 2006 Received $6,000 from New Mexico Community Foundation
August 2006 Awarded $10,000 Planning towards AmeriCorps Planning Grant
Through our 2006 summer NMYCC project, Sierra Blanca Service Corps(a program of Eco-Servants) provided jobs, valuable environmental education, practical skills, and workforce readiness to over twenty local young people. By the end of the summer, the corps members had built a walking trail and three bridges across the Rio Bonito behind Historic Lincoln, restored the Rio Bonito Petroglyph Trail, and accomplished several restoration and education projects in the Fort Stanton Cave for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). We have also restored 6 miles of trail in the Capitan Mountains for our Capitan Mountain Wilderness Area Restoration Project for the USDA-FS.
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