Updates & Stories
Corps members help elementary students plant rain gardens
Corps members help kindergarten students from College Prep Elementary prepare the ground for a rain garden at their school.Corps members… Read More
Iowa corps members lead Make A Difference Day community cleanup
Standing, from left: Zach Kopriva, volunteer, John Zapp, two volunteers, Jordan Heiman, three volunteers, Darin Radatz, Candice McElroy. Seated: Tiffany… Read More
Corps crews busy with fall fire season
Arrowhead crew members Erin McCann and Brian Friedrich digging up smoldering peat while working the Juneberry Road fire in late August. Read More
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deploy 39 corps members to East Coast for disaster response
St. Paul, Minn. – On Saturday, November 3, 39 staff and corps members from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa deployed to New York City to assist with disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast. Read More
Conservation Corps welcomes new board members
This summer and fall, four new board members were seated on our Board, bringing new energy, expertise and ideas to our organization. We welcome the… Read More
All Corps Day, part 2
Corps member Stephen Peterka added fresh mulch to the Pillsbury Street Rain Garden at University Avenue and Pillsbury Street along… Read More
Superior National Forest program wraps up fourth and final year
The SNF Tofte crew worked on a boardwalk over a marshy section of the Superior Hiking Trail. From left, crew members… Read More
Fall All Corps Day focuses on water quality
Erik Heimark stencils a storm drain in Saint Paul, reminding residents that whatever enters the drains goes straight to the… Read More
Record temperatures and program numbers for summer Corps members
Marta Behling, Sherburne County SWCD Apprentice at Bridgeview Park Reserve, displayed a native seed island of Aster she assisted in… Read More
Summer Youth Corps participants ask for your help
Read some touching notes from youth who participated in our summer program. Read More