Updates & Stories
AmeriCorps members travel to South Carolina to help with disaster relief efforts
By Anja Hogan, NW District Manager Almost a month after Hurricane Florence made landfall, Conservation Corps folks finally got the call to deploy to… Read More
Road-trips, ravines, and rattlesnakes
By Kelsey Brock, Southern District, Mankato Crew Last month, our crew completed our first ten-day spike trip all the way to Nebraska. This started off… Read More
Water Trails: “So, what do you do?”
By: Erin Bjork, 10/9/18 “So, what do you do?” “I’m an AmeriCorps member, and most days I run chainsaws on boats.” “You what?!” … Read More
Cedar Revetment
By Kelsey Brock, Southern District, Mankato Field Crew It’s nearly the end of the summer, and by now our crew has done a good variety… Read More
Duluth event engages 60 volunteers to tackle Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species in Fairmount Park
Conservation Corps has a long history of restoring Minnesota’s natural resources in the northeast region of the state and along the North Shore. Our office… Read More
Project Highlight: Three Rivers Wildlife Crew
By: Megan Zeiher, Recruitment Coordinator—August 24, 2018 The Three Rivers Wildlife Crew participated in a butterfly survey on Thursday, August 23 at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in… Read More
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Deploys Nine Members to Puerto Rico
SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 19, 2018 – After a previous disaster relief deployment in response to Hurricane Maria in the fall of 2017, Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed a new crew on Monday, July 16th to San Juan, Puerto Rico. This 30-day deployment of six AmeriCorps members and three staff will assist residents of San Juan who have been impacted by Hurricane Maria. Read More
Project Highlight: Matt Rassett
By: Megan Zeiher, Recruitment Coordinator—June 22, 2018 Matt Rassett serves as a Crew Member based out of Andover/Anoka, Minnesota. A typical day on… Read More
Stairway to learning: a Shakopee Crew in action
By: Melissa Cuff Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences now has a brand new 56 step stairway giving access to an… Read More
Hello, goodbye to burn season
By: Kelsey Brock Our crew has been working with a Scientific Natural Area crew in Windom, MN for the last few weeks. The majority of… Read More