Updates & Stories
The Circle of Life: Cutting and Planting Trees in Conservation Corps
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Planting trees is often seen as a very conservation-centered activity, and it is!… Read More
Volunteer Day
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member We had a volunteer day where the Bemidji crew, a field specialist, and a field… Read More
Twinflower and the teachings of Summer Youth Corps
By Joanie Fieser, Summer Youth Corps Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Two delicate pink flowers dangle like bells from a spindly stem poking… Read More
Crop Wealth Through Soil Health
By Anna Fairbanks, Agriculture and Water Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps member placed with Cottonwood SWCD A corn field The summer season is here!… Read More
Out of the Office and In the Field
By Morgan Wendt, Off Highway Vehicle Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails … Read More
From Seed to Salad: Small Solutions to Climate Change
By Kaden Mettel, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center It is lettuce season… Read More
Staying Grounded in Soil Conservation
By Mia Makovsky, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed with Dodge Soil Water and Conservation District At the Dodge Soil and… Read More
Monitoring a Bluebird Nestbox Trail
By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Myself… Read More
Bugs Don’t Bug Me (Anymore)
By Alexis Jost, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological and Water Resources Division. Read More
My First Wildfire
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member A fire truck poised for action along an ATV trail–the primary route for the… Read More