Updates & Stories
Winter Prairie Seeding
By Luke Hilleshiem, Rochester Maples Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Prairie seeding happens between mid-October until it starts freezing, With the prairie… Read More
A Year in Photographs
By Dianna Soto, Mankato 1 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The first picture is a purple-ish pink flower that was found at… Read More
Conservation of rattlesnakes in MN
By Luke Hilleshiem, Rochester Maples Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Here’s a little history about the population of rattlesnakes. In 1909 the… Read More
Crop Wealth Through Soil Health
By Anna Fairbanks, Agriculture and Water Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps member placed with Cottonwood SWCD A corn field The summer season is here!… 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
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
Species Highlight: The American Woodcock
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member During college, the focus of my education was on wildlife and now during my… Read More
#JustCorpsThings
By Jenny Sherren, Rochester Oaks Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I have come to realize that there are a few niche things that just make… Read More
Spring in Southeast Minnesota
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Spring comes early down in the Southern part of Minnesota. Just a few… Read More
Looking Forward
By Jenny Sherren, Rochester Oaks Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I’m back for another term with Conservation Corps! I was happy to… Read More