Updates & Stories
Why You Should Visit Devils Tower
By Arjay Ruotolo, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member In the Black Hills of Crook County, Wyoming resides the geologic monolith… Read More
The Bison at Wind Cave National Park
By Will Gonzales-Tapetillo, Iowa Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Our spike week began on the 21st of April, this time bringing us to… Read More
Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Jacqueline Boorom
Jacqueline served as a Field Specialist in 2022 for the Field Crew Program in Iowa! During that year, Jacqueline helped train in several crews and… Read More
You Belong Here
By Mar Steibel, Iowa Rivers Field Crew Leader It’s day seven of eight of one of the most brutal hitches I ever… Read More
Hurry Up And Wait… What?
By RJ Ruotolo, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member On the docket during this last week of training for the local… Read More
Women’s Voices in Environmental Literature
By Avery Merkley, Iowa Trails Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Reading about nature and the environment can help foster a deeper understanding… Read More
Reflections after one month of corps service
By Avery Merkley, Monarch Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Stihl chainsaw in front of honeysuckle After graduating with my environmental… Read More
The Ozark Crew’s Disaster Response in Northwest Iowa
By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Last week, us on the Ozark crew returned from our 30 day disaster deployment… Read More
Action Alert: Advocate for AmeriCorps funding
ACTION ALERT Dear CCMI Alumni and Supporters, I am writing to ask you to take 5-10 minutes to send an email to both of your… Read More
Project Highlights across Minnesota & Iowa
Explore these projects that Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa crews and Corpsmembers have completed! *Project locations are approximate. Read More