Updates & Stories

Look up. Look down. Look around.

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Josh looking up, admiring a tall Sycamore tree. Look up, look down, look around. Read More

Uncovering Minnesota’s Underground Forests: A Deep Dive into Aquatic Plants

By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Becca Luebke

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   The… Read More

Migration Season at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge

By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD   Photo by Kyle Dahlquist. As the weather warms and the days… Read More

Minnesota’s fiery geological secret

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

Here’s the Tea

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Budding Labrador Tea. Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Eric Kenney

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails The Individual Placement… Read More

Action Alert: Advocate for AmeriCorps funding

ACTION ALERT Dear CCMI Alumni and Supporters, I am writing to ask you to take 5-10 minutes to send an email to both of your… Read More

No Mow May

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

Celebrating Geologists: Unraveling Earth’s Mysteries, One Rock at a Time

By Brent Cordie, Off-Highway Vehicle Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails  … Read More