Updates & Stories

Amphibious Indicator Species

April is National Frog Month! Frogs love wet, damp places and are crucial to our environment! If you’ve never heard of an indicator species, now… Read More

Enhancing Accessibility at Minnesota State Parks

By Meg Bishop, Marketing Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks… Read More

MN Energy Climate Corps Happenings!

By Emily Bakken, Minnesota Energy Climate Corps Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Training! Training! And some more training! What I love most about… Read More

The Deer of Fort Snelling

By Anna Landis, Shakopee Field Crew / AmeriCorps Member As our first week of project work comes to a close in Fort Snelling… Read More

All In a Month’s Work

By Brynna Cutright, St. Paul Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member If you’re anything like me, the unknown scares you. Graduating from University,… Read More

Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Everglades Defender from Minneapolis

By Kendall Buckingham, Rochester Pines Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Photo ©️ Jim Bowan (CC BY 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/TxJkiw As March… Read More

A Woman’s Touch

By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member It is National Women’s History Month, so I am taking this moment… Read More

Hurry Up And Wait… What?

By RJ Ruotolo, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member   On the docket during this last week of training for the local… Read More

Women’s Voices in Environmental Literature

By Avery Merkley, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   Reading about nature and the environment can help foster a deeper understanding… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Bekka Ginzburg

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