Updates & Stories

By Kelsey Gunvalson, Conservation Apprentice Serving with the Conservation Corps has been an exciting opportunity where I have been able to put my interests and… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio I went through a phase in middle school where I devoured mystery stories. I scoured library shelves for authors like Agatha Christie,… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio The date: June 15, 2018. The location: an undisclosed water-body in east central Minnesota. The mission: investigate the mussels invading the lake. Read More

By: Kelsey Brock—June 20, 2018 Our crew is finishing our first camping trip in Redwood Falls. During this trip we worked for the Department of… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio While swinging by the grocery store after work one day, a lady noticed my Conservation Corps shirt and stopped me briefly. “My… Read More

By: Kelsey Brock Our crew has been working with a Scientific Natural Area crew in Windom, MN for the last few weeks. The majority of… Read More

By: Caroline Fazzio Spring is here (hopefully), and the ice and snow are quickly becoming distant memories. Soon the outdoor scene so iconic to Minnesota… Read More

By: Danielle Yaste The International Water Institute (IWI) is a watershed based Non-Profit that has been working within the Red River Basin for over… Read More

By: Ben Kleist The Spring Blizzard of ’18 will go down in history as the day that many victories and defeats were had. Like many… Read More

By: Kelsey Brock So, here we are, three projects in. One of these projects was an invasive species clearing in Lac Qui Parle State… Read More