Updates & Stories
Spotlight on Minnesota’s State Flower: The Showy Lady’s Slipper
By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife Lady’s Slipper… Read More
A Day in the Life at an SWCD
By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD My first foray into conservation began in the Fall… Read More
Green Spaces: A link between urban life and the natural world
By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails … Read More
The Spring Songbird Migration!
By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails… Read More
Signs of Spring
By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources … Read More
A Black History Month Conversation
By Joseph Dobbins II, Friend of CCMI Introduction Hello, hello! I am Joseph Dobbins II, and I am honored to have a platform for… Read More
Reflecting on a Season as a Drone Technician: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Growth, and Building Memories
Originally published by Monarch Joint Venture on December 13, 2023. The Monarch Joint Venture’s (MJV) Remote Sensing Program is revolutionizing… Read More
A Year in Photographs
By Dianna Soto, Mankato 1 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The first picture is a purple-ish pink flower that was found at… Read More
Indigenous Food Systems and Resources
By Kaden Mettel, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center November is Native American Heritage Month!… Read More
Fall Tree Harvest
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The end of October and early November, marks the harvest at the Three… Read More