Updates & Stories
Behind the Scenes of Planting your Trees
By Anna Fairbanks, Agriculture and Water Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps member placed with Cottonwood SWCD [Image Description] Bundles of tree saplings in a… Read More
Individual Placement Professional Development
By Morgan Wendt, Off Highway Vehicle Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails … 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
The Great Mississippi Flyway
Experiencing the Spring Bird Migration at Fort Snelling State Park By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort… Read More
Corpsmember Highlight: Matt Johnson
Since January 2023, Matt Johnson has been working through the Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa program, serving as the Communications Outreach Specialist for the… Read More
Native Women Have a Big Voice
By Anna Fairbanks, Agriculture and Water Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps member placed with Cottonwood SWCD March is Women’s History Month!… Read More
From Sap to Syrup: How we Make Maple Syrup
By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural… Read More
Our Quaint Quinzhee
By Krystal Binversie and Kaci Warneke, Individual Placement Members placed that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources In February, we made our… 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
What is an Individual Placement?
You may be familiar with our field crews and how they serve outside doing conservation projects with different agencies. Did you know we also have… Read More