Updates & Stories
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
Why do we cut down trees?
Bella Araiza, Recruitment Capacity Building Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member Eastern Iowa Field Coordinator, Brad Lathrop, cutting black locust. Photo by… Read More
The Joys of Spring
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member My crew and I spent several weeks working with The Nature Conservancy doing prescribed burns. Read More
Bladder Bags and Canoes?
By Alexis Wyss, Arrowhead Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member This spring I was fortunate to be part of one of the crews serving… Read More
The Call of the Wild-Life: Western Chorus Frogs
By Sommer Meyer, Shakopee Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Right behind Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan lies the… Read More
From student to master: My experience in a naturalist course
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. It isn’t… Read More
Tis the Season to be Burning
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Spring is among us. Good weather brings fire, so we must prepare our natural… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Jacqueline Kovarik
Jacqueline Kovarik works with maps for a living as a Geographer with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Jacqueline served in the Corps in 2011… Read More
Things are Falling Into Place
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow Let me first start by saying thank you. Thank you for the amazing opportunities to explore my interests… 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