Updates & Stories

IP Member Spotlight: Shelby Kilibarda (Monarch Joint Venture)

Shelby Kilibarda is the Education and Outreach Corpsmember with Monarch Joint Venture. As a second year member of the Corps, Shelby… Read More

The Detours: Fire, Flooding, and Frost

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

Youth Outdoors at Frogtown Farm’s Harvest Fest

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

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Celebrates Swearing in of One Millionth AmeriCorps Member

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

Stairway to the Corps

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

Metro Blooms: Grow. Bloom. Inspire.

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

I’ve learned how to really live again: A reflection on Summer Youth Corps

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

Individual Placement Inside Look: Planning Specialist at MN DNR

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

Arkansas Post

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

Wild Rice on the St. Louis—Returning to Mecca

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