Updates & Stories
Where Are They Now? CCMI Alumni Highlight: Michael Wurth
Michael Wurth currently works as Community Engagement Director at Urban Boatbuilders. Michael served in 2012 and 2013 with the Central District Field Crew. Read on… Read More
Take More, Take Less
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member When completing our wildland firefighting in-person training, we learned the communication technique used on a… Read More
Blog About a Bog
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member The last Tamarack Bog in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Have you ever seen a Quaking Bog? I had… Read More
Cedar Tree Revetment
by Kaia Bierman, Central District Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member The start of the 2021 Field Crew term for the Watershed Crew was not what… Read More
My Journey as a Leader
by Kayla Wagner, Central District Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member Throughout high school, I found myself drawn to leadership roles. My first experience as a… Read More
Meet the First IDEC Cohort
Introducing the first Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) cohort! Learn a little bit about each of the fellows and their experience with the IDEC… Read More
Celebrate Black History Month With Us
February is Black History Month and Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) joins the rest of the nation in paying tribute to the Black and… Read More
Two New CCMI Board Members
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa is proud to announce that two new board members have joined its Board of Directors. Their announcements with bios are… Read More
Where are they now? CCMI Alumni Highlight: Benjamin Brehm-Stecher
Benjamin Brehm-Stecher currently works for the U.S. Marine Corps as a Rifleman. Benjamin served in 2016 with the Iowa Field Timbers Crew in Ames, Iowa. Read More
Meet the New Iowa Field Specialist: Calvin Keibler
Our Iowa Program based out of Granger, Iowa is proud to present the first Iowa Field Specialist! Keep reading to learn more about Calvin Keibler… Read More