Updates & Stories
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
Corpsmembers Aid in Flood Response
Featured Photo by Noah Voss, Central Field Crew Leader. AmeriCorps Members from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa have spent thousands of hours responding to… Read More
When There’s Too Much
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member The Brainerd crew was scheduled to work in Banning State Park pulling… Read More
Helping hands for Minnesota floods
by Austin Godwin, Iowa Polk Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The past two weeks I was able to meet the best people and… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Leah Dechant
Leah is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, completing a Master of Science in Geoscience. Leah is also helping complete research about… Read More
Photos from the Forest
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member We have less than a month left in our term this year and I am shocked… Read More
Corps members double time fighting wildfires
Featured photo of Crew member with hose by Blia Lor, field crew leader, St Paul field crew. So far this year, Conservation Corps Minnesota… Read More
Fighting the Wildfires
By Molly Urban, Southern Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member I’ve had a total of 24 days on wildfire response so far this year, and it’s… Read More
Report From the Fire Line
By Calvin Keibler, Iowa Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member When I got the call that I was being sent on my first wildfire assignment,… Read More