Updates & Stories

Conservation Corps Iowa joined the nationwide celebration ofAmeriCorps Week with a Get out & Get Green event at McFarland Park on Saturday, March… Read More

In early March, 36 Conservation Corps youth program alumni, friends and family spent a Saturday afternoon volunteering with… Read More

The first few months of the year have been a flurry of activity at Conservation Corps with the hiring, orientation and training of… Read More

Bob Welsh makes a direct link between his service in Minnesota Conservation Corps in 1987 and his long career… Read More

Ames, Iowa— Conservation Corps Iowa will join the nationwide celebration of AmeriCorps Week with a community education event on Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. to noon at McFarland Park in Ames. Read More

Corps members from our southern district spent three weeks in late January and early February attempting to trap a golden eagle so… Read More

On January 31, two former Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa members attended a ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol honoring Conservation Corps’ involvement in the… Read More

St. Paul, Minn. – On January 31, the Missouri House of Representatives will pass a resolution recognizing the service of Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa and others for their indispensible recovery efforts following the devastating tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, 2011. AmeriCorps members will also be recognized on the floor. Read More

The numbers are in and they are impressive! In 2011, 515 Conservation Corps members:– Served 8,600 hours on emergency response and recovery and… Read More

Current and former Summer Youth Corps leaders convened in late December at Will Steger’s homestead in Ely to volunteer and reconnect. The fourth annual Winter… Read More