Updates & Stories

How we protect Endangered Species in Minnesota for Endangered Species Day

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

Adventures All Around: My Journey with CCMI

By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor   One spring day in 2016, the Program Manager of Summer Youth Corps (SYC) walked into the Apple… Read More

Natural Areas

By Lydia Clapp, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   My favorite part about serving with Conservation Corps is that every week… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Sadie Young

Sadie Young Served with the Corps in 2014 on the Gooseberry Crew, where she she did projects like invasives management and trail maintenance. Now she… Read More

Stretch Break

By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member  … Read More

Uncovering Conservation Careers: SWCD Program Technician

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   There are several different types… Read More

Prairie Roots can Save the Planet

By Kendall Buckingham, Rochester Pines Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   As the effects of global warming continue to bear down on… Read More

My First Fell

by Marie Johnson, Southern Minnesota Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member   It’s a brisk sunny day in late January, and I’m preparing to… Read More

Civilian Conservation Corps: A collective solution with a lasting impact

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

Finding Fun Everywhere

By Joana Rose, Aquifer Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   One hot summer day when I was either eight or nine, my… Read More