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

The Great Unknown

By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor   Last month, David Minor sent out an email to myself and other CCMI Media Ambassadors containing his… Read More

Thunder won’t Shake Me

By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor   Water droplets collected on leaves create an eye-catching display at Jay Cooke State Park. Photo by… Read More

Adventures All Around: My Journey with CCMI

By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor   One spring day in 2016, the Program Manager of Summer Youth Corps (SYC) walked into the Apple… Read More

Natural Areas

By Lydia Clapp, Duluth Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   My favorite part about serving with Conservation Corps is that every week… Read More

Return from Spike

By Anna Landis, Shakopee Field Crew Member   Photo by Jordan Francis. The first month of project work has been a blur as… Read More

Enhancing Accessibility at Minnesota State Parks

By Meg Bishop, Marketing Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks… Read More

The Deer of Fort Snelling

By Anna Landis, Shakopee Field Crew / AmeriCorps Member As our first week of project work comes to a close in Fort Snelling… Read More

The Fiery Leaves of Fall

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member   Current River in Round Spring, Missouri With the leaves of trees and shrubs… Read More