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Updates & Stories

Women’s Voices in Environmental Literature

By Avery Merkley, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Reading about nature and the environment can help foster a deeper understanding… Read More

Request for Proposals: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa is seeking an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Interested vendors should submit the information requested in the RFP, the completed… Read More

Climatology: 2024 Summer IDEC Internship Experience

By Sienna Ecker, Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers Fellow – Placement: DNR: EWR: Climate Office Student Worker   The Minnesota State Climatology Office, located… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Bekka Ginzburg

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   XII: Hydrology… Read More

The Real “Snowbirds”

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   With the holidays… Read More

Spruce Pine, NC

By Avery Merkley, Monarch Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Sunset in Spruce Pine, NC While on disaster response in Western North Carolina, I’ve… Read More

North Carolina Disaster Response: 103.3 Community Radio in Asheville

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member   It’s easy to forget sometimes when I walk in Asheville, North Carolina on… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Sam Fryer

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails XI: The Carrotier… Read More

The Mighty Oaks

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails.   White Oak (Quercus… Read More

America Recycles Day and how we can keep America beautiful.

By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Every year,… Read More