Updates & Stories

Corps crews busy with fall fire season

  Arrowhead crew members Erin McCann and Brian Friedrich digging up smoldering peat while working the Juneberry Road fire in late August. Read More

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deploy 39 corps members to East Coast for disaster response

St. Paul, Minn. – On Saturday, November 3, 39 staff and corps members from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed to New York City to assist with disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast. Read More

Conservation Corps welcomes new board members

This summer and fall, four new board members were seated on our Board, bringing new energy, expertise and ideas to our organization. We welcome the… Read More

All Corps Day, part 2

Corps member Stephen Peterka added fresh mulch to the Pillsbury Street Rain Garden at University Avenue and Pillsbury Street along… Read More

Superior National Forest program wraps up fourth and final year

  The SNF Tofte crew worked on a boardwalk over a marshy section of the Superior Hiking Trail. From left, crew members… Read More

Fall All Corps Day focuses on water quality

Erik Heimark stencils a storm drain in Saint Paul, reminding residents that whatever enters the drains goes straight to the… Read More

Record temperatures and program numbers for summer Corps members

Marta Behling, Sherburne County SWCD Apprentice at Bridgeview Park Reserve, displayed a native seed island of Aster she assisted in… Read More

Summer Youth Corps participants ask for your help

Read some touching notes from youth who participated in our summer program. Read More

Fair days and fun times

Corps member Dan Drazan and CCC alum Monty Dehn greet visitors at Conservation Corps’ Minnesota State Fair booth.Volunteers and staff… Read More