Updates & Stories

Summer Youth Corps Pause

We have made the difficult decision to suspend the Summer Youth Corps (SYC) program for summer 2025. Due to uncertainties around funding and recruiting this… 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

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Sadie Young

Sadie Young Served with the Corps in 2014 on the Gooseberry Crew, where she she did projects like invasives management and trail maintenance. Now she… Read More

Stretch Break

By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member  … Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: David Olsen

David served on a Field Crew out of Rochester in 2004 and 2005, where he did projects like prescribed burning and rattlesnake habitat restoration. Now… Read More

Reflecting on the Impact of Earth Day in My Life

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

Uncovering Conservation Careers: SWCD Program Technician

By Adriene Matthews, Agriculture and Outreach Specialist Individual Placement Member / AmeriCorps Member placed at Cottonwood SWCD.   There are several different types… Read More

Prairie Roots can Save the Planet

By Kendall Buckingham, Rochester Pines Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   As the effects of global warming continue to bear down on… Read More

Local Eco-Revolution

By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader   When I first moved to Minnesota I knew I wanted to get involved… Read More