Updates & Stories

Where are they now? Rachel Sicheneder

The Corps was a great two years for Rachel Sicheneder who spent 2012 in Windom as a crew member and 2013 in Marshall as a… Read More

A year in the life

By: Danielle Yaste First off, I would like to forewarn you that I am getting a little overly sentimental about my Conservation Corps term winding… Read More

Three Rivers Wildlife Crew

Logan Zuelke, Nora Eldeeb, Emma Knops, Kayla Peterson (not pictured: Kelsey Bocklund) There’s a new crew in town! This year,… Read More

Crews keep Split Rock & Goosberry State Park visitors safe

Split Rock Lighthouse is a North Shore icon. Built in 1910 in response to frequent shipwrecks during 1905, this historic landmark and the surrounding state… Read More

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