Just the Facts
- SCA’s 4,000 interns and volunteers provide more than two million hours of conservation service per year
- SCA members annually serve more than 500 natural and cultural sites in all 50 states
- Since 1957, SCA’s 50,000+ members have provided service valued at over half a billion dollars
- 70% of SCA alumni remain active in conservation in their careers or communities
- SCA members build or maintain more than 2,500 miles of trail per year, well over the equivalent of the Appalachian Trail
- Placed one on top of the other, SCA’s 50,000+ members would stand 14 times taller than Denali
- SCA alumni include
- 12% of the National Park Service
- Co-founder of Priceline.com
- G Love (Garret Dutton) of G Love and the Special Sauce
- SCA was founded before Peace Corps, City Year and AmeriCorps
- SCA also preceded the EPA, Earth Day and Silent Spring
- SCA has been recognized by The White House, the Department of the Interior, and the Garden Club of America, among many others
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Who Partners with SCA
Agency Partners NPS, USFS, USFWS, USGS, NOAA, BIA, BLM, USDA, USACE and others
NGOs The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, Alaska Wildlife Alliance
State Agencies Oregon Department of Fish and Game, New Hampshire State Parks, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Cities NYC Dept of Environmental Protection, Chicago Department of the Environment
