Updates & Stories
Stop and Smell the (Wild)flower
by Kayla Wagner, Central District Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member My boyfriend told me once on a walk earlier this summer that he “sometimes… Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member The Duluth Crew is one of… Read More
Lessons from Nature
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member It seems to me that nature is a great teacher. Here are some things I’ve… Read More
Camper Cabin Rebuild
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Living in Minnesota usually means hearing about cabins. Folks visiting their cabins over the summer, putting… Read More
A Day in the Life
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member One of the questions I had when looking at a position with the Corps was… Read More
$1.5 Million in AmeriCorps Funding
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa has received a $1,536,000 grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and community volunteerism. The grant will support… Read More
What is a Youth Outdoors Crew?
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Being part of a Youth Outdoors crew is similar to other Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa… Read More
Take More, Take Less
by Jenny Sherren, North District Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member When completing our wildland firefighting in-person training, we learned the communication technique used on a… Read More
Blog About a Bog
by Karissa Vetsch, Youth Outdoors Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member The last Tamarack Bog in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Have you ever seen a Quaking Bog? I had… Read More
Cedar Tree Revetment
by Kaia Bierman, Central District Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member The start of the 2021 Field Crew term for the Watershed Crew was not what… Read More