Updates & Stories
Ode to a Wood Duck
By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member CCMI MN Valley Crew Lead Veronica by a Compass Plant at Pauley WPA… Read More
Thanks for an Unforgettable Summer
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I can’t believe February 1st was over six months ago. It seems like only yesterday… Read More
End of the Summer Season
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member The remaining black-cap raspberries we didn’t pick. These are underripe and will be… Read More
What Should Have Been an Ending is Just the Beginning
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow My internship at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) has been an… Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew, Again!
By Braden Kowalski, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member I am a member of the Duluth Crew, which is one of four… Read More
Then and Now: Stories with the Corps
By D’artagnan Johnson, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member Recently I came across an interesting article that talked about my great-grandfather’s… Read More
A Summer at Shalom
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member Days for the Youth Outdoor 6 crew vary vastly. Our mornings typically… Read More
How I Gained Confidence Exploring the Outdoors Solo
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. It would be inaccurate to… Read More
Barbed Wire: Search and Destroy
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member July started out on our second week with Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. Our project… Read More
Prairie Restoration and Pocket-sized Toads
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Summer is in full swing! The days are long and hot, and there’s a lot… Read More