Updates & Stories

Hurry Up And Wait… What?

By RJ Ruotolo, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member   On the docket during this last week of training for the local… Read More

Women’s Voices in Environmental Literature

By Avery Merkley, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Reading about nature and the environment can help foster a deeper understanding… Read More

Request for Proposals: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa is seeking an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Interested vendors should submit the information requested in the RFP, the completed… Read More

Climatology: 2024 Summer IDEC Internship Experience

By Sienna Ecker, Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers Fellow – Placement: DNR: EWR: Climate Office Student Worker   The Minnesota State Climatology Office, located… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Bekka Ginzburg

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   XII: Hydrology… Read More

The Real “Snowbirds”

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   With the holidays… Read More

Spruce Pine, NC

By Avery Merkley, Monarch Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Sunset in Spruce Pine, NC While on disaster response in Western North Carolina, I’ve… Read More

North Carolina Disaster Response: 103.3 Community Radio in Asheville

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member   It’s easy to forget sometimes when I walk in Asheville, North Carolina on… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Sam Fryer

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails XI: The Carrotier… Read More

The Mighty Oaks

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails.   White Oak (Quercus… Read More