Updates & Stories
How to Choose the Right Conservation Corps Program for YOU!
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa has NINE different programs for prospective Corps members… 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
An Ode to Leafy Spurge
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member After a couple demanding weeks of pulling introduced (“invasive”) species in the metro… Read More
Looking Back
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member As my term is shortly coming to an end, I have been thinking back to some… Read More
Blooming Bouquets
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member As we transition into fall, some Youth Outdoors crews have begun their next youth term!… 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
Rest – Recharge – Retreat
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member A few weeks ago, Youth Outdoors… Read More
Camper Cabin Rebuild
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Living in Minnesota usually means hearing about cabins. Folks visiting their cabins over the summer, putting… Read More
What is a Youth Outdoors Crew?
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Being part of a Youth Outdoors crew is similar to other Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa… Read More