Updates & Stories
The start of many
By: Candice McElroy After a week-long Fire Academy at Camp Ripley learning about fire behavior and earning red card certification, AmeriCorps… Read More
Team of environmental stewards
Environmental stewardship shouldn’t be a solo endeavor. The greatest impact is made when organizations, individuals and communities come together to… Read More
Learning and burning
Before Corps crews can really get to work on conservation projects, members are given thorough training, both in the classroom and… Read More
Getting things done with Detroit Lakes DNR -Wildlife & our NW District
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Area Wildlife office in Detroit Lakes, MN currently manages 52 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) encompassing 26,995 acres in… Read More
The Mississippi and its unseen tributaries
“The Mississippi River towns are comely, clean, well built, and pleasing to the eye, and cheering to the spirit.” –… Read More
Happy Spring!
Spring is here! One of the best parts about living in the Midwest is getting to experience the changing seasons. Driving… Read More
AmeriCorps changes lives
By: Rafa Contreras-Rangel After being an AmeriCorps member for over a year now, I can honestly say the program has changed my life. Many of… Read More
More than a year of service
By: Kristina Luotto We are celebrating AmeriCorps week. AmeriCorps and other national service programs have recently been in the news for… Read More
Women of the Corps
By: Kou Yang As of recent, the “green industry” has shown a tremendous rise in employment and economic growth. According to… Read More
The importance of AmeriCorps
By: Erika Birnbaum Once upon a time there were six lost strangers. The first had traveled across the country from the middle to the… Read More