Updates & Stories
Weeding to Fall
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Aspen Seed Beds Earlier in the Summer. Fall is upon us. Read More
So You Herd About Goat Prairies?
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Goat prairies go by many names: dry prairies, hill prairies, oak openings, juniper… Read More
Pollinator Palooza
By Mia Makovsky, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed with Dodge Soil and Water Conservation District [Image Description] A Monarch… Read More
Bugs Don’t Bug Me (Anymore)
By Alexis Jost, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological and Water Resources Division. Read More
Restoring resources and changing lives
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Work Life I have been in the Conservation Corps (North District, Bemidji, MN) since… Read More
How to Bee Helpful to Pollinators
By Anna Fairbanks, Agriculture and Water Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps member placed with Cottonwood SWCD Sunflower from my garden. Spring is here!… 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
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
Looking Back on Arbor Month
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member One thing that drew me to Conservation Corps, and to the Anoka Field Crew Leader… Read More