Updates & Stories

Hiking the Neighborhood

by David Minor, Communications Outreach Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program This is a little… Read More

Taking Time for Spring

by Sidney Hauck, Recruitment Capacity Building Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa through the Individual Placement program A popular icebreaker question as… Read More

The Importance of Grief

by Kelsey Jennings, Urban Outreach Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with MN DNR State Parks and Trails through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program When I decided to… Read More

Life Has a Way of Working Itself Out

by Nicole Biagi, Outdoor Recreation Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with MN DNR Division of Parks and Trails through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program Getting turned down… Read More

Here’s What I’m Working on Right Now

by David Minor, Communications Outreach Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program I feel like this… Read More

How to Connect With the Outdoors While at Home

By Sidney Hauck, Recruitment Capacity Building Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa through the Individual Placement program Go for a walk around… Read More

The Reason Anyone Can and Should Join Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

By Sidney Hauck, Recruitment Capacity Building Specialist/ AmeriCorps Member with Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa through the Individual Placement program Generalists triumph in a… Read More

Time to say goodbye

by Caroline Fazzio, central district crew leader/ AmeriCorps member As the year comes to a close, so too do the many service terms of Corps… Read More

A service term is just a trailer for the movie

by Gina Hatch, visitor services intern/ AmeriCorps member with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program The video features a… Read More

What I’ve learned in 11 months

by Katie Traub, community and energy outreach/ AmeriCorps member with the Center for Energy and Environment through Conservation Corps’ Individual Placement program I have learned… Read More