Updates & Stories

Better Food from Better Water

White rice is a staple in a very large part of the world, but it’s wild rice – Minnesota’s State Grain… Read More

Where are they now? Vincent Welder

Sixteen acres of rain gardens maintained, 784 miles of trails built and improved, 211,489 plants, trees and shrubs planted. These are just some of the… Read More

Protecting Our Assets: How to Keep A River in Shape

Withe, wattle, and gabion.* If you want to improve your vocabulary, start studying terms environmentalists bandy about when they develop strategies to control erosion that… Read More

Improving Outdoor Classrooms for Education and Recreation

Thanks to generous funding by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), our Youth Outdoors program is adding a School and… Read More

Adopt-a-River: Old and New

As spring draws near, we are starting to think about what is lingering  beneath the snow and ice. Unfortunately, it… Read More

Governor Dayton’s Budget Includes Appropriation of $385,000 to Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

Funds would create natural resources and clean water career paths for underrepresented youth SAINT PAUL, Minn. – January 30, 2017 –… Read More

Tech-Savvy Field Work

One of the best things about Conservation Corps is the opportunity it provides to get outdoors and “unplug.” However, technology… Read More

Thank you, partners!

We couldn’t do what we do without our dedicated and generous partners. Here is a shout-out to one from our… Read More

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