Updates & Stories
Why I joined Conservation Corps MN & IA
By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member This time last year, I was working from home. My job was to put… Read More
Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Jesse Wolk
By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails Hello!… Read More
A Day in the Life at an SWCD
By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD My first foray into conservation began in the Fall… Read More
Green Spaces: A link between urban life and the natural world
By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails … Read More
Inspirational Land Stewards
By Cydnee Van Zeeland, Central Field Coordinator If you are a landowner looking to make a positive impact on the environment a conservation easement may… Read More
Returning to the Buckthorn Site: Later in the Year
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The Three Rivers Forestry and Nursery Crews began their Conservation Corps journey when… Read More
The Circle of Life: Cutting and Planting Trees in Conservation Corps
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Planting trees is often seen as a very conservation-centered activity, and it is!… Read More
Volunteer Day
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member We had a volunteer day where the Bemidji crew, a field specialist, and a field… Read More
Twinflower and the teachings of Summer Youth Corps
By Joanie Fieser, Summer Youth Corps Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Two delicate pink flowers dangle like bells from a spindly stem poking… Read More
Serving Together
By Natasha Carlson, Bemidji Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Something I really enjoy about Conservation Corps is I get to meet all kinds of… Read More