Updates & Stories
Top Five Tips to Enjoy the Outdoors Sustainably
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member Being outdoors and enjoying nature can greatly enhance our lives and happiness. However,… Read More
Tragic News and Summer Youth Corps Update
Dear CCMI Community, We have heartbreaking news to share with you. Our Summer Youth Corps (SYC) program experienced the tragic loss of youth member, Anne… Read More
The Path to Pollination – Building an Educational Tool
As a visitor services specialist at Fort Snelling State Park I help out with many different things. I answer phone calls, work at the front… Read More
AmeriCorps Service Term, Internship, Job… What’s the Difference?
By Sommer Meyer, Central Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member As you scroll through the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) website, you… Read More
Lessons from Tomatoes: Growing, Pruning, and Fruiting!
By Kaden Mettel, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center The farm season is in full… Read More
Pollinator Palooza
By Mia Makovsky, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed with Dodge Soil and Water Conservation District [Image Description] A Monarch… Read More
The Halfway Point: Mid-Year
By Karolyn Preiss, Three Rivers 3 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member The month of July marks the halfway point of the year 2023 and… Read More
Golden Clams
By Lilly Bowman, Clean Water Corpsmember /AmeriCorps Member placed with Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District Serving with the Sherburne County SWCD… 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