Updates & Stories

By: Danielle Yaste As the amount of months remaining in our term continue to wind down, my time spent reminiscing over… Read More

Contributing to the enrichment of local neighborhoods is a leading component of our Youth Outdoors (YO) program. Through crew work,… Read More

Conservation Corps joins with organizations throughout the nation to celebrate the one million men and women who have joined AmeriCorpsSaint Paul, Minn. — Every day in communities across Minnesota, Conservation Corps and its AmeriCorps members are making a powerful impact on some of the most critical issues facing our state. Whether responding to disaster, restoring critical habitat, improving access to public lands, or leading teenagers in hands-on conservation projects, AmeriCorps members serving with Conservation Corps are making a difference in our state and beyond. Read More

This month, districts all over the region have been busy working on construction projects. Learn more about their individual projects and hear testimony from crew… Read More

Excellent, very bright, amazing work ethic. These were some of the words Graduate Landscape Architect with Metro Blooms, Andy Novak, had… Read More

During my time here at CCM, I’ve learned how to really live again. Here, we’re shown that being an adult doesn’t… Read More

Andrew Grinstead Ever wonder what it’s like to work as an Individual Placement with the Corps? Andrew Grinstead, former Fergus… Read More

By: Kristina Beckham Headed back into Arkansas one last time for the year we make our way into Arkansas Post, five… Read More

By: Danielle Yaste “What’re you guys working on out here?” A… Read More

Faces of Tomorrow initiative with the U.S. Forest Service aims to increase diversity in natural resources fieldSaint Paul, Minn. — On September 13, 2016, a representative from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa accepted the Abraham Lincoln Honor Award for Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In partnership with Superior National Forest, the award recognizes the Corps for its Faces of Tomorrow initiative, a targeted approach to prepare diverse young adults for natural resource careers where women and people of color are underrepresented. The seasonal positions provide Conservation Corps AmeriCorps members direct relationships with employees of Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota, hands-on skills training and forestry experience. Read More