Updates & Stories

The Tallgrass Aspen Parklands: Minnesota’s Fourth Biome

By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD   Map republished with permission from MN DNR. Minnesota is world famous… Read More

A Pair of Minnesota Traditions, The State Fair and Erratic Weather

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

Request for Proposals: Human Resources Information System

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa has issued this Request for Proposal in order to select and contract with a company to implement a Human Resources… Read More

The Ozark Crew’s Disaster Response in Northwest Iowa

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Last week, us on the Ozark crew returned from our 30 day disaster deployment… Read More

Kensington Runestone

By Brent Cordie, Off-Highway Vehicle Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails  … Read More

Spotlight on Fish-based index of biological integrity

By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife   Many of us are… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Kate Carnahan

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

Destruction: a Helpful Tool for Conservation

By Emma Klemmensen, Mankato 2 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   The ecosystem is like a body; it can do its own… Read More

Pivotal Pollinators

By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD   Hummingbirds are prolific pollinators. Photo © Lake Hiawatha, some rights reserved… Read More

A Changing Climate, but what does that mean for Minnesota?

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