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Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and AmeriCorps grantee, engages hundreds of people each year in programs and initiatives that improve… Read More
When It Rains, It Pours
By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD Estimated rainfall totals for June 16-24, 2024. (Photo credit: The National… Read More
Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Ava Schimnowski
By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails V: Water… Read More
“An Inordinate Fondness for Bugs” – Part 1
By Caitlin Patrick, Outdoor Education YO3 Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member serving with Dakota County Parks Creepy, crawly, (and sometimes airborne!) critters. Read More
The Rapidan Dam, how we got here
By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails As of… Read More
The Deadliest Predator
By Hannah Heiss, Outdoor Education Y02 Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member We are deep into mosquito season in Minnesota and, just like every… Read More
Management Through Innovative Means
By Emma Klemmensen, Mankato 2 Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member When we think about ways to reduce the presence of invasive species… Read More
Swimmer’s Itch 101: What Every Lake Lover Needs to Know
By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife As the weather warms… 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
I Can, You Can, We All Can!
By Kate Carnahan, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails Campsite for… Read More