Updates & Stories

The Ozark Crew’s Disaster Response in Northwest Iowa

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member Last week, us on the Ozark crew returned from our 30 day disaster deployment… Read More

Kensington Runestone

By Brent Cordie, Off-Highway Vehicle Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails  … Read More

Spotlight on Fish-based index of biological integrity

By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife   Many of us are… Read More

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

Destruction: a Helpful Tool for Conservation

By Emma Klemmensen, Mankato 2 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   The ecosystem is like a body; it can do its own… Read More

Pivotal Pollinators

By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD   Hummingbirds are prolific pollinators. Photo © Lake Hiawatha, some rights reserved… Read More

A Changing Climate, but what does that mean for Minnesota?

By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Over the… Read More

The Urban Water Cycle

By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources   People… 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

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Justin Vorndran

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