Updates & Stories
Looking Back
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member As my term is shortly coming to an end, I have been thinking back to some… Read More
Blooming Bouquets
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member As we transition into fall, some Youth Outdoors crews have begun their next youth term!… Read More
Money, Money, Money…Money
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow College and university are expensive. In fact, the average amount of debt a student accrues by graduation is $36,510… Read More
Superior Hiking Trail Bridge Building
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Back in July, our crew spent a week working on the Superior Hiking… Read More
Ponds and Problem Solving
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member This past week, my Youth Outdoors Crew and I had a small project… Read More
Corps members double time fighting wildfires
Featured photo of Crew member with hose by Blia Lor, field crew leader, St Paul field crew. So far this year, Conservation Corps Minnesota… Read More
The Mentor I Didn’t Know I Needed
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow ” A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey. … Read More
Fighting the Wildfires
By Molly Urban, Southern Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member I’ve had a total of 24 days on wildfire response so far this year, and it’s… Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew (continued!)
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Welcome back to getting to know the Duluth Crew! So much has happened in just… Read More