Updates & Stories
YO members spend day learning about alternative energy
Youth Outdoors (YO) members and leaders spent Saturday, October 15 learning about sustainable energy use, focused on conservation and alternative energy use at… Read More
Corps Update – October 2011
Crew improves Perch Lake Park In July and August, the Conservation Corps’ Mankato crew made major improvements to Perch Lake Park, located in northern Martin… Read More
Conservation Corps Minnesota remains open during state government shutdown
Maplewood, Minn. – As a nonprofit business, and not a state government agency, Conservation Corps Minnesota will continue to operate through the state shutdown. Our crews of youth and young adults will work until we have exhausted our contracts with project partners that are not state entities or located at state facilities. Read More
Conservation Corps Iowa crews deployed for Joplin tornado recovery
Ames, Iowa – Conservation Corps Iowa has deployed 10 corps members and a team leader to Joplin, Mo. for 30 days, to assist with search and rescue, debris clean-up, donations and volunteer management, following the devastating tornado that ripped through the town on May 22. Field Specialist Matt McKenney is leading the team, which is working alongside other AmeriCorps teams, including National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps St. Louis, Washington Conservation Corps and Hoopa Tribal Civilian Community Corp. Read More
Andersen employee assists with volunteer cleanup at Afton State Park
Volunteers and Conservation Corps Minnesota youth program members cleaned up a section of the scenic St. Croix River near Afton State Park’s beach and fishing pier on July 24. They pulled plants, shrubs and small trees that had encroached on the rocky banks. In three hours, their work was complete, opening a clear vista of the river for park visitors. The beautification project was made possible by the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation, which also supports youth participants from the St. Croix Valley. Read More
Volunteer with the Summer Youth Corps
Conservation Corps Minnesota is seeking volunteers to help youth crews wrap trees to protect them from deer, remove buckthorn and help restore Afton State Park’s native prairie, oak savanna and bluffs that overlook the scenic St. Croix River. Participants will learn about the park’s history and how invasive species and other predators have affected natural habitats. Read More
Volunteer with the Summer Youth Corps
Date: July 24, 2010, 9 am - 12 noonSite: Afton State Park Conservation Corps Minnesota is seeking volunteers to help youth crews wrap trees to protect them from deer, remove buckthorn and help restore Afton State Park’s native prairie, oak savanna and bluffs that overlook the scenic St. Croix River. Read More
Conservation Corps crews rehab Temperance River State Park
Date: Now though the end of June, 2010Site: Temperance River State Park, Silver Bay, MNArea between Highway 61 and Lake Superior Conservation Corps crews will be upgrading the heavily-used Temperance River State Park trail system that gives park visitors access to the mouth of the Temperance River, the park’s upper campground and scenic overlooks. Read More
Youth give back to their community
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010Sites: River's Edge Academy, Hazel Park Recreation Center andHancock Recreation Center – all in Saint Paul Saint Paul youth enrolled in Conservation Corps Minnesota’s afterschool Youth Outdoors program are preparing end-of-semester service projects to improve their neighborhoods. Read More
Volunteers to plant 1,000 trees in Como Park
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010 9 am-11amSite: Como Park, Saint Paul Conservation Corps Youth Outdoors crews will lead volunteers in planting more than 1,000… Read More