Updates & Stories
Volunteer with the Summer Youth Corps
Date: July 24, 2010, 9 am - 12 noonSite: Afton State Park Conservation Corps Minnesota is seeking volunteers to help youth crews wrap trees to protect them from deer, remove buckthorn and help restore Afton State Park’s native prairie, oak savanna and bluffs that overlook the scenic St. Croix River. Read More
Conservation Corps crews rehab Temperance River State Park
Date: Now though the end of June, 2010Site: Temperance River State Park, Silver Bay, MNArea between Highway 61 and Lake Superior Conservation Corps crews will be upgrading the heavily-used Temperance River State Park trail system that gives park visitors access to the mouth of the Temperance River, the park’s upper campground and scenic overlooks. Read More
Youth give back to their community
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010Sites: River's Edge Academy, Hazel Park Recreation Center andHancock Recreation Center – all in Saint Paul Saint Paul youth enrolled in Conservation Corps Minnesota’s afterschool Youth Outdoors program are preparing end-of-semester service projects to improve their neighborhoods. Read More
Volunteers to plant 1,000 trees in Como Park
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010 9 am-11amSite: Como Park, Saint Paul Conservation Corps Youth Outdoors crews will lead volunteers in planting more than 1,000… Read More
Conservation Corps crews participate in AmeriCorps service day
Date: May 10, 2010Sites: Twin Cities area Eight Conservation Corps youth crew leaders will be participating in the AmeriCorps Week May 10 kick-off event… Read More
Conservation Corps helps Saint Paul homeowners save energy and money
Minnesota Conservation Corps has partnered with Neighborhood Energy Connection in Saint Paul to launch a home-energy conservation program. The four-member Home Energy Squad is installing… Read More
Conservation Corps crews gather scientific data in the Crow River
From July 13—October 1, 2009 Minnesota Conservation Corps Brainerd crews will be assisting the MN Pollution Control Agency with gathering scientific data in the Pomme De Terre River, Snake River and North Fork of the Crow River Watersheds. Read More
MCC to continue construction of 70 mile ATV trail in Aitkin and Itasca County
On August 11, 12 and 13th Minnesota Conservation Corps (MCC) Moose Lake crews in partnership with the Aikin County Land Department and the Minnesota DNR will be constructing a 70 mile extension to the current ATV trail system, creating a meaningful ATV destination within 2 hours of the Twin Cities. Read More
Conservation Corps gathers river data in central Minnesota
For crew locations: AJ Petersen, 218-838-3124 Project dates: July 13 – October 1 Sites: Pomme de Terre River near Morris, North Fork of the Crow… Read More
Crews construct 70 miles of ATV trails in Aitkin County
For crew locations: Joe Majerus, Aitkin County Forestry, (218) 927-7364 Project dates: August 11 – 13Sites: Aitkin County Minnesota Conservation Corps crews will… Read More