Updates & Stories

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

America Recycles Day and how we can keep America beautiful.

By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Every year,… Read More

CCMI names new executive director

The board of directors of Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) is delighted to announce that, after a comprehensive national search, Nalani McCutcheon has been… Read More

Reflections after one month of corps service

By Avery Merkley, Monarch Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Stihl chainsaw in front of honeysuckle After graduating with my environmental… Read More

How Street Sweeping Preserves our Waterways

By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife   Stormdrain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Read More