Updates & Stories
“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
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