Updates & Stories
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Anna Knutson
Anna served with Conservation Corps MN & IA as an AmeriCorps Member with our Summer Youth Corps Program in 2024. Now they are a tree… Read More
How we protect Endangered Species in Minnesota for Endangered Species Day
By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails Every year,… Read More
Adventures All Around: My Journey with CCMI
By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor One spring day in 2016, the Program Manager of Summer Youth Corps (SYC) walked into the Apple… Read More
Summer Youth Corps Pause
We have made the difficult decision to suspend the Summer Youth Corps (SYC) program for summer 2025. Due to uncertainties around funding and recruiting this… Read More
Natural Areas
By Lydia Clapp, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member My favorite part about serving with Conservation Corps is that every week… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Sadie Young
Sadie Young Served with the Corps in 2014 on the Gooseberry Crew, where she she did projects like invasives management and trail maintenance. Now she… Read More
Stretch Break
By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member … Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: David Olsen
David served on a Field Crew out of Rochester in 2004 and 2005, where he did projects like prescribed burning and rattlesnake habitat restoration. Now… Read More
Return from Spike
By Anna Landis, Shakopee Field Crew Member Photo by Jordan Francis. The first month of project work has been a blur as… Read More
Uncovering Conservation Careers: SWCD Program Technician
By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD. There are several different types… Read More