AmeriCorps volunteers give back where help is needed

AmeriCorps NCCC team members that are working at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford are from left to right: Front row – Rafael Villalobos Jr. (El Paso, TX), Amanda Williams (Mason, OH), Mary Christman (Lancaster, PA), Anthony Ricci (Frederick, MD) and James Masse, (Worcester, MA). Second row –  Tatiana Cordova (Alameda, CA), Kodie Montel (El Mirage, AZ), Nick DeJohn (Sherman Oaks, CA), DaShon Leggette (Atlanta, GA) and Karlton Petty Jr. (Swansboro, NC). Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers help clean up a trail system at the Fossil and Prairie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Rafael Villalobos Jr. saws a branch off a tree at the Fossil and Prairie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

James Masse cuts down some brush at the Fossil and Prairie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Kodie Montel picks up some branches at the Fossil and Prairie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra