Updates & Stories
Returning to the Buckthorn Site: Later in the Year
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The Three Rivers Forestry and Nursery Crews began their Conservation Corps journey when… Read More
AmeriCorps Service Term, Internship, Job… What’s the Difference?
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member As you scroll through the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) website, you… Read More
The Circle of Life: Cutting and Planting Trees in Conservation Corps
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Planting trees is often seen as a very conservation-centered activity, and it is!… Read More
Volunteer Day
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member We had a volunteer day where the Bemidji crew, a field specialist, and a field… Read More
My First Wildfire
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member A fire truck poised for action along an ATV trail–the primary route for the… Read More
My Journey from Crew Member to Crew Leader: Growing as a Leader at Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
By Braden Kowalski, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Last summer, I served as a crew member with Conservation Corps Minnesota… Read More
Serving Together
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Something I really enjoy about Conservation Corps is I get to meet all kinds of… Read More
Give Invasive Species the Boot
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member You may have seen this sign at the entrance of many a park… Read More
Planting Trees
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Holes, waiting for trees to be planted. The Three Rivers Conservation Corps Crew had… Read More
Fire in Minnesota
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member As the season for prescribed burning has hit, it may behoove one to… Read More