Updates & Stories

From Seed to Salad: Small Solutions to Climate Change

By Kaden Mettel, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center   It is lettuce season… Read More

Staying Grounded in Soil Conservation

By Mia Makovsky, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed with Dodge Soil Water and Conservation District At the Dodge Soil and… Read More

Monitoring a Bluebird Nestbox Trail

By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources   Myself… Read More

Bugs Don’t Bug Me (Anymore)

By Alexis Jost, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological and Water Resources Division. Read More

My First Wildfire

By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member A fire truck poised for action along an ATV trail–the primary route for the… Read More

My Journey from Crew Member to Crew Leader: Growing as a Leader at Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

By Braden Kowalski, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Last summer, I served as a crew member with Conservation Corps Minnesota… Read More

Serving Together

By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Something I really enjoy about Conservation Corps is I get to meet all kinds of… Read More

Give Invasive Species the Boot

By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   You may have seen this sign at the entrance of many a park… Read More

Planting Trees

By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Holes, waiting for trees to be planted. The Three Rivers Conservation Corps Crew had… Read More

Water Water Everywhere! The 2023 Flood Season at Fort Snelling State Park

By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources  … Read More