Updates & Stories

When was the last time you hiked three miles carrying a 45-pound pack in 45 minutes or less? Young adult corps members must do exactly that to pass the work capacity test ― called the pack test ― administered at the beginning of their service term, immediately following orientation.   Read More

This year, Conservation Corps placed 12 young adults in year-long positions ― called Individual Placements ― with conservation nonprofits or government agencies. These members will serve full-time at a host site for their entire term of service. Alysa Zimmerle, one of this year’s single placements with Project Get Outdoors (GO), will be partnering on a project in northwest Minnesota called Tree Cookies and Mud Pies: A Recipe for Community Health. Read More

Cindy Green, Conservation Corps development director, was recently elected to the national Corps Council by members of The Corps Network,… Read More

We have welcomed four new members to our Board of Directors in recent months. They come from a variety of backgrounds and experience, and we look forward to the energy and ideas they bring to our organization. Read More

Conservation Corps Minnesota has submitted an application to the Minnesota Department of Education for a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, made possible with federal… Read More

Check out the video created by Nature Valley and National Parks Conservation Association highlighting the Summer Youth Corps' work planting 3,000 trees on the Rat Root River in Voyageurs National Park. Read More

All alumni of Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa programs are invited to join the new Facebook Conservation Corps Alumni Group. Reconnect and share information with other alums about job opportunities, events, environment-related articles and more. Join now and spread the word!  Read More

Missed the 80th birthday celebration last fall? You can still get a piece of the history– and a wonderful memento of the Corps. We have a limited supply of 80th Birthday t-shirts on sale for only $10.  Read More

HandsOn Twin Cities partners with more than 300 nonprofits throughout the metro area to bring people together and strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action. As an affiliate, Conservation Corps Minnesota will leverage additional volunteer services to broaden our community reach and expand our volunteer program.  Read More

In 2013, Conservation Corps Minnesota significantly expanded its volunteer events in the metro area. Throughout the year, we led four seed bomb events and redesigned our website to accommodate volunteer signups. Our crew members led 2,543 volunteers in 12,677 hours of work restoring 316 acres of land and nine miles of trail.These numbers wouldn’t have been possible without the support of a volunteer-focused grant from REI. In previous years, REI’s grants supplied the Corps with equipment and funding to start programs like I Can Camp, but REI recently shifted its focus to funding volunteer initiatives. Read More