Updates & Stories
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
The Mentor I Didn’t Know I Needed
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow ” A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey. … Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew (continued!)
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Welcome back to getting to know the Duluth Crew! So much has happened in just… Read More
Working From Home: Out in Nature
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member When I looked into doing a Conservation… 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
Stop and Smell the (Wild)flower
by Kayla Wagner, Central District Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member My boyfriend told me once on a walk earlier this summer that he “sometimes… Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member The Duluth Crew is one of… Read More
Lessons from Nature
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member It seems to me that nature is a great teacher. Here are some things I’ve… Read More
Take More, Take Less
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member When completing our wildland firefighting in-person training, we learned the communication technique used on a… Read More
Meet the First IDEC Cohort
Introducing the first Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) cohort! Learn a little bit about each of the fellows and their experience with the IDEC… Read More