Updates & Stories
New Beginnings for Lake Vermillion
By: Danielle Yaste There are projects with extensive histories, like the restoration of St. Croix (which I wrote about in my… Read More
A month with the Three Rivers Park District
By: Rafael Contreras-Rangel Last month I promised to write about my experience at Sherburne if we got to go on a… Read More
Arkansas: Part 1
By: Kristina Beckham Yo yo yo, Here we go again, month two, same time, different place–Pea Ridge, to be exact, located… Read More
A Project with a History
By: Danielle Yaste Most projects that are worked on by the Conservation Corps of Minnesota involve crews working for short periods… Read More
Introducing new Corps blogger!
Michael Huff Crew Member, Timbers Crew Favorite food: Peanut Butter Best thing to do on a rainy day: Watch movies Favorite… Read More
Comcast Cares Day
On Saturday, April 20, over 2,000 Twin Cities Comcast employees and their families teamed up with local community partners to “make… Read More
National Park Service Centennial
Conservation Corps joined REI for their National Parks Centennial Celebration and Film Fest on April 28 in Bloomington. Knowledgeable parks staff… Read More
A busy Earth Week
Corps crews, Smokey the Bear, elementary school students, neighbors, nonprofits and corporations came together during Earth Week to support environmental protection. Read More
Minnesota’s first phragmite mitigation
Invasive species removal is a constant task for crew members, who often don’t even want to say the word ‘buckthorn’ by… Read More
Crews go underground
Conservation Corps crews don’t just work in open green spaces. Last month, a Northeast District crew worked a mile below ground… Read More