Updates & Stories
April: Nature’s Month
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member April is a big month in the Conservation World! Earth Month, National… Read More
Sisters in the Corps
Jade and Hannah are sisters who fulfilled an AmeriCorps term-of-service in our program this year. Jade was on the Rivers crew in 2021 and served… Read More
Corps Alum and Business Owner: Kesley Ebbs
Meet Kesley Ebbs, who served a summer term and two full-year terms with Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa. Since finishing his last service term with the… Read More
Indigenous Land Management Resources
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member November is Native American Heritage Month! For my blog post this month, I wanted to… Read More
Being Proactive
By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Crew Lead Veronica sighting off the St. Lawrence unit’s southern bluff. [Picture Description] A… Read More
Mapping and Cut-stumping Buckthorn
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Buckthorn is an invasive species originating from Eurasia brought to Minnesota for shrubbery in gardens and… Read More
Why I Joined the Corps
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I first learned about Conservation Corps through a career fair at my college. I was… Read More
Un/finished – The Story Continues
By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Swamp bridge at Hurstville Interpretive Center in IA A morning devotional I’ve been going through… Read More
Deep Portage Trail
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Picture credit: Jacob Hagestuen Picture credit: Jacob Hagestuen Finally, our first chance at a trail building… Read More
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Bella Araiza, Recruitment Capacity Building Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member Crew Member at Yellow River State Forest PC: Bella A No… Read More