AmeriCorps

Rianne BeCraft exudes youthful energy. The recent Western Washington University environmental science graduate has decided to bring that enthusiasm back to her hometown of Redmond, where she’s launching an effort to help Redmond become a Community Wildlife Habitat.

Rianne BeCraft exudes youthful energy. The recent Western Washington University environmental science graduate has decided to bring that enthusiasm back to her hometown of Redmond, where she’s launching an effort to help Redmond become a Community Wildlife Habitat.

Much has been made recently of Congressional efforts to eliminate as much as $100 billion in federal spending. And while those efforts resulted in the House approving a $61 billion budget cut, and the Senate and President approving a $4 billion budget cut just to keep the government operating,…

Julie Kern, a graduate of Hudson’s Bay High School and Western Washington University, has been working on an eight-week trail building project for the city of Casa Grande, Ariz. She’s with a team of nine other members of AmeriCorps, the residential national service program for young adults.

A team of 10 National Civilian Community Corps volunteers arrived in Casa Grande Monday, ready to blaze trails at Casa Grande Mountain.

The team, which calls themselves “Fire Four,” consists of six young women and four young men from various parts of the country.…