Student and staff volunteers from the Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (PKJCCCC) traveled to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Corbin, KY to participate in the “PRIDE” Cumberland Falls Kick -off Event on Saturday, March 24, 2011. Participants from the PKJCCCC worked with other PRIDE volunteers to pick up debris from the roadsides [...]
Pine Knot Job Corps Center
Former Pine Knot Job Corps student returns as an Instructor
February 27th, 2012
The Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (PKJCCCC) is pleased to announce that a former student has recently returned to Center in a new capacity. Brandon Barklage was hired by ACRT, Inc. as an Urban Forestry Instructor here at the PKJCCCC. Barklage, a 2008 graduate, is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Tree [...]
Pine Knot Job Corps students make a difference
November 4th, 2011
On Saturday, October 22, 2011, volunteers from the Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center joined an estimated 3 million people participating in Make A Difference Day activities. This year, 12 students and one staff member volunteered their time to work with personnel from the Pine Knot Primary School in preparing food for their annual Red [...]
Pine Knot JCCCC camp crews provide support for wildfire incidents
November 3rd, 2011
Students from the Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (PKJCCCC) have a long history of keeping themselves busy both inside and outside of our local community. Whether on a roadside litter abatement project, assisting with improvements in a community park or providing assistance at a local school function, these students always answer the call. Since March [...]