Updates & Stories
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
The Barred Owl
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member This spring, I talked about my experience with volunteering at the Wargo Nature Center’s… Read More
Ode to a Wood Duck
By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member CCMI MN Valley Crew Lead Veronica by a Compass Plant at Pauley WPA… Read More
Thanks for an Unforgettable Summer
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member I can’t believe February 1st was over six months ago. It seems like only yesterday… Read More
End of the Summer Season
By Tarryn Hanson, Rochester Maples Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member The remaining black-cap raspberries we didn’t pick. These are underripe and will be… Read More
What Should Have Been an Ending is Just the Beginning
By Alyssia Bell, IDEC fellow My internship at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) has been an… Read More
Meet the Duluth Crew, Again!
By Braden Kowalski, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member I am a member of the Duluth Crew, which is one of four… Read More
Then and Now: Stories with the Corps
By D’artagnan Johnson, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member Recently I came across an interesting article that talked about my great-grandfather’s… Read More