A new program that promotes the principles of effective conservation will give young people across the state the opportunity to work with The Department of Environment and Conservation on a variety of natural resource management and restoration projects all while earning a salary. The program, Tennessee Youth Conservation Corps, was proposed last year by Gov. Phil Bredesen and is designed to provide hands-on conservation experience at Tennessee state parks and natural areas. Participants must be Tennessee residents in high school or college, ages 16-24. To read more about this initiative and to see a complete list of projects go to http://state.tn.us/environment/tycc/.