Updates & Stories

SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 19, 2018 – After a previous disaster relief deployment in response to Hurricane Maria in the fall of 2017, Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed a new crew on Monday, July 16th to San Juan, Puerto Rico. This 30-day deployment of six AmeriCorps members and three staff will assist residents of San Juan who have been impacted by Hurricane Maria. Read More

By: Megan Zeiher, Recruitment Coordinator—July 20, 2018 Eimy Quispe serves as a Conservation Apprentice with the Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). She recently learned… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio The date: June 15, 2018. The location: an undisclosed water-body in east central Minnesota. The mission: investigate the mussels invading the lake. Read More

This month we celebrated and promoted awareness on some important critters that don't always get the attention they deserve. We're talking about pollinators! From June 18th to the 24th we recognized National Pollinator Week. Read More

By: Megan Zeiher, Recruitment Coordinator—June 22, 2018 Matt Rassett serves as a Crew Member based out of Andover/Anoka, Minnesota. A typical day on… Read More

By: Kelsey Brock—June 20, 2018 Our crew is finishing our first camping trip in Redwood Falls. During this trip we worked for the Department of… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio While swinging by the grocery store after work one day, a lady noticed my Conservation Corps shirt and stopped me briefly. “My… Read More

By: Melissa Cuff Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences now has a brand new 56 step stairway giving access to an… Read More

By: Kelsey Brock Our crew has been working with a Scientific Natural Area crew in Windom, MN for the last few weeks. The majority of… Read More

By: Megan Zeiher, Recruitment Coordinator The warm spring sun has finally arrived and Alex Bahr, who serves as a Crew Leader for the… Read More