Updates & Stories

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Kate Carnahan

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   VII: Building… Read More

Summer’s Not Over Yet

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   It’s August: the… Read More

Accessible Parks

By Hannah Heiss, Outdoor Education Y02 Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member    In my humble opinion, there is almost nothing better than… Read More

The Wild Horses of the Ozarks

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member The Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Southeast Missouri is a special place—coming from someone … Read More

Strongly Sculptural

By Anna Kerr, Ozark Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member   Eastern Cottonwood, Homestead National Historic Park June 2024 I was planning on writing about cottonwood… Read More

National Trails Day

A trail winding through the floodplain forest at Fort Snelling State Park By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Becca Luebke

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   The… Read More

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

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

The Spring Songbird Migration!

By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails… Read More