Updates & Stories

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Christopher Jurewitsch

Let’s catch up with Christopher Jurewitsch! Christopher first participated as a youth in CCMI’s Summer Youth Corps program in 2015 and then returned in 2017… Read More

From Pasture to Protection: Livestock Farmers Leading Minnesota’s Soil and Water Revival

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   Many of us are worried about our… Read More

A tool for the change in the seasons, the Minnesota Fall Color Finder

By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   While every season… Read More

We’re the Land of 10,000 Lakes; Let’s Act Like it!

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   There are several different types… Read More

We’re the Land of 10,000 Lakes; Let’s Act Like it!

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   Herman is giving a rainfall… Read More

Minnesota’s new favorite acronym, AQI

By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Over the past… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Sam Fryer

Let’s get to know Sam Fryer! Sam served in the Individual Placement Program in 2024, where he was placed with a SWCD and… Read More

Uncovering Conservation Careers: SWCD Program Technician

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   There are several different types… Read More

Uncovering Conservation Careers: Conservation Technician

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   There are several different types… Read More

How we protect Endangered Species in Minnesota for Endangered Species Day

By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails     Every year,… Read More