Updates & Stories

Protecting Our Assets: How to Keep A River in Shape

Withe, wattle, and gabion.* If you want to improve your vocabulary, start studying terms environmentalists bandy about when they develop strategies to control erosion that… Read More

Improving Outdoor Classrooms for Education and Recreation

Thanks to generous funding by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), our Youth Outdoors program is adding a School and… Read More

Adopt-a-River: Old and New

As spring draws near, we are starting to think about what is lingering  beneath the snow and ice. Unfortunately, it… Read More

Governor Dayton’s Budget Includes Appropriation of $385,000 to Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

Funds would create natural resources and clean water career paths for underrepresented youth SAINT PAUL, Minn. – January 30, 2017 –… Read More

Tech-Savvy Field Work

One of the best things about Conservation Corps is the opportunity it provides to get outdoors and “unplug.” However, technology… Read More

Thank you, partners!

We couldn’t do what we do without our dedicated and generous partners. Here is a shout-out to one from our… Read More

2016 Photo Contest Winners!

2016 Photo Contest Winners: Ben Brehm, Kristina Beckham and Brett Stopelstad… Read More

Legacy Achievement Award Winner: Thomas Hark

Speaking with Thomas Hark is like talking to one of your favorite professors. My 30-minute phone conversation with him was full… Read More

“Natural Stream Design” Changes River, Crew Members’ Perspectives

The meandering Nemadji River flows through northeastern Minnesota, crosses into Wisconsin and empties into Lake Superior, at a point just a… Read More

Benefits of In-Town Project Flow to the River

Preston is a quaint town of 1,300, located in southeastern Minnesota, about a dozen miles from the Iowa border. The community… Read More