Updates & Stories
A tool for the change in the seasons, the Minnesota Fall Color Finder
By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails While every season… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Molly Urban
Let’s catch up with Molly Urban! Molly served in the field crew program in Rochester, Minnesota as a crew member in 2020 and as a… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Addison Tansom
Addison Tansom served in the Field Crew Program in central Minnesota in 2021 and 2022. Now, she works on sustainable waste management initiatives with the… Read More
Minnesota’s new favorite acronym, AQI
By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails Over the past… Read More
My Experience as an Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) Intern
By Ena Vigil, Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers Fellow in 2024. For many, it’s not often the case that a typical day of work in… Read More
Thunder won’t Shake Me
By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor Water droplets collected on leaves create an eye-catching display at Jay Cooke State Park. Photo by… Read More
Forestville Mystery Cave
By Kendall Buckingham, Rochester Pines Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Caves are complex alien-like ecosystems with their own diverse life. Recently… Read More
A Wildlife Person’s Perspective on Fisheries as a DNR Fisheries Intern
Written by Timothy Vang, Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers Fellow in 2024. Introduction Heya! My name is Tim, and I am currently attending… Read More
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