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