Updates & Stories

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

Two more parks and two more coworkers

Welcome to Effigy Mounds, where the hills are large and the park is covered with garlic mustard. This park is located… Read More

Respond, rebuild, renew.

The first alarm goes off at 3:45 am, the start of the kitchen crew’s day, then the chorus begins, and the… Read More

Staff highlight: Zach Dieterman

Zach, our Southern District Field Coordinator, is well on his way to becoming a certified burn boss. He is nearing the… Read More

Pizza with professionals

Saturday, November 12 marked the 4th full Saturday College and Career Day for our Youth Outdoors program. 44 youth… Read More

Thankful for Corpsmember service

Crew members, leaders, field specialists and coordinators have joined together from multiple Corps districts and programs to assist with flood recovery… Read More

Exploring, learning and bonding in the North Shore

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Individual Placement members with the Minnesota DNR ventured out of the metro area on a trip to the North Shore… Read More