Traditionally, June marks the exciting beginning of a new field season at VYCC, as crews fan out across the state to begin their summer conservation work. For three VYCC crews and staff this year, June also marks the end of an equally exciting but new VYCC experience – the year-round school programs. The VYCC Youth in Agriculture and Natural Resources Program, in partnership with Mount Mansfield Union HS (Jericho, VT), Lamoille Union HS (Hyde Park, VT) and the Center for Technology at Essex (Essex, VT), accomplished many things this year! While engaging in the work-based learning program, Corps Members in this program worked with local farms, completed work on the Richmond Community Trail, made ten pairs of snowshoes, beautifully re-handled and maintained tools, created GIS maps of the community, and documented a landscape history of the West Monitor Barn all while earning academic credit towards their high school graduation. Congratulations to all for a wonderfully successful pilot year that will serve as the model for continued growth in this program.