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By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Feature find of the week, Crew members found an ammonite fossil at Belter! Have… Read More
A Summer at Shalom
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member Days for the Youth Outdoor 6 crew vary vastly. Our mornings typically… Read More
How I Gained Confidence Exploring the Outdoors Solo
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. It would be inaccurate to… Read More
An Ode to Leafy Spurge
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member After a couple demanding weeks of pulling introduced (“invasive”) species in the metro… Read More
My Trip to Three Scientific and Natural Areas in One Day
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. The late spring days were… Read More
Internship at the MPCA
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow “It’s a great day at the MPCA” Those words couldn’t be any truer. I am currently interning at the… Read More
Earth Day at Wargo Nature Center
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member When my project host told me about an individual service project opportunity at the… Read More
Q/A with Chia Xiong at Three Rivers Park District
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we reached out to collaborate with and share stories from AAPI members of our outdoors community. Read More
Species Highlight: The American Woodcock
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member During college, the focus of my education was on wildlife and now during my… Read More
IDEC Internships
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow If you were to ask me what is one thing that I find incredibly useful for college students, I would… Read More