Updates & Stories

Spring 2019 College & Career Day

After a dark and dreary week, Youth Outdoors (YO) crews welcomed the most beautiful, sunny Spring day on Saturday, May 4th at the U of… Read More

House appropriations committee approves increase to national service funding

Thank you to everyone who took the time to voice support for national service! A couple months ago the White House’s budget proposal for fiscal… Read More

Buckthorn bound

by Caroline Fazzio, central district crew leader/ AmeriCorps member Buckthorn piled along a park trail in Crystal, MN. Have you ever been enjoying a… Read More

Get outside during Earth Week!

Earth Day is coming up on Monday, April 22 and the week is full of opportunities to get outside and make a difference. While Conservation… Read More

Conservation Corps MN & IA Responds to Iowa Flooding Disaster

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed a crew to Hamburg, Iowa in response to the flooding natural disaster. This 30-day deployment of… Read More

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Deploys AmeriCorps members to Southwest Iowa

HAMBURG, IOWA, April 11, 2019 – Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed a crew to Hamburg, Iowa in response to the flooding natural disaster. This 30-day deployment of 13 AmeriCorps members and two staff will assist Iowa community residents in Southwest Iowa of who are recovering from last month’s massive floods compounded by snow melt. Read More

The world is waking

by Caroline Fazzio, central district crew leader/ AmeriCorps member “Winter’s on the wing, here’s a fine spring morn’ […] The sun spells the doom of… Read More

21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act Passes in U.S. House and Senate, to be Signed into Law

The 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act passed in the House and Senate. It’s expected to soon be signed into law. Read the full press… Read More

How do you make a leader?

By Gina Hatch, AmeriCorps member Crew leaders from Central District settle in for a presentation on chainsaw operation at the Conservation Corps headquarters in… Read More

Corpsmember Spotlight: Margaret Krueger

By Gina Hatch, AmeriCorps member Margaret Krueger’s time with the Conservation Corps has taken her on adventures to places that natural resource professionals might dream… Read More