Updates & Stories
Changing Seasons: Changing Projects
by Austin Godwin, Iowa Polk Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member This month for the Polk county crew, we have finished up our final burn… Read More
The Call of the Wild-Life: Western Chorus Frogs
By Sommer Meyer, Shakopee Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Right behind Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan lies the… Read More
From student to master: My experience in a naturalist course
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. It isn’t… Read More
Tis the Season to be Burning
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Spring is among us. Good weather brings fire, so we must prepare our natural… Read More
Anoka Crew’s First Burn
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Clouds of ash billow up from my footsteps. Flames lick the tall grass, coaxed by… Read More
Species Highlight: The American Woodcock
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member During college, the focus of my education was on wildlife and now during my… Read More
The Birdsong 2.0
By Spandan Buch, Metro Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Hi everyone, welcome back to the blog! Before we get to my post for the… Read More
IDEC Internships
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow If you were to ask me what is one thing that I find incredibly useful for college students, I would… Read More
#JustCorpsThings
By Jenny Sherren, Rochester Oaks Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I have come to realize that there are a few niche things that just make… Read More
Preparing Fire Lines
By Alexis Wyss, Arrowhead Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member This week in lieu of prescribed burning down in Whitewater, MN due to April showers… Read More