Updates & Stories
Wilson’s Creek and me
By: Kristina Beckham Hello Readers, My name is Kristina Beckham (insert arrow to the sorority posing girl all the way to… Read More
The fire world is a small world
By: Danielle Yaste… Read More
National AmeriCorps director visits crew in St. Paul
YO crew members, St. Paul Parks and Rec staff & AmeriCorps director, Bill Basl at Lilydale Regional Park. Bill… Read More
Starting the Corps season off strong
Northwest district crew members on deployment in St. Louis, Mo. In early February, a group of nine Northwest District crew… Read More
April is environmental stewardship month
Photo Credit: http://www.nationalservice.gov/focus-areas/environmental-stewardship While Earth Day is every day here at the Conservation Corps, this is a big month for… Read More
Welcome 2016 Bloggers!
Danielle Yaste Crew Member, Moose Lake Crew Favorite food: Coffee Best things to do on a rainy day: Dancing in the… Read More
Introducing our new Executive Director: Teresa Spaeth
Teresa Spaeth has been named our new executive director. Spaeth succeeds Len Price, who led the organization for 11 years… Read More
#IAmAmeriCorps
My path to the Corps By: Danielle Yaste “Danielle,” I looked up to see Katie, a Crew Leader, looking over to me, “How… Read More
Crew deployed to Missouri for disaster relief
On February 7, a team of nine headed south to St. Louis to help communities clean up after record flooding ravaged the state during the last week of December. Read More
Intergenerational volunteers work side-by side to improve prairies
On January 27, nearly 100 student and active older adult volunteers gathered at the Burnsville YMCA to rally around the importance of getting young people outdoors. Read More