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Enterprise employees help haul brush in Lilydale
Employees of the Enterprise fleet management department spent an afternoon working with a Corps crew to clean up an area of Lilydale Regional Park in Saint Paul. Thirteen people joined the YO2 crew of four to haul brush left from an earlier buckthorn removal project. Read More
Water trails crew looks back on the season
The end of the water trails season is coming to a close and over the past six months I’ve written about a week in the life of a water trails crew, lessons learned on the river, the perils of portaging, the places we’ve been and the people we’ve met. I thought for this month to take step back and let my crew tell you some of their best moments from the water trails season. Read More
Len Price announces retirement from the Corps
After 11 years as executive director, Len Price has announced he will retire from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa at the end of the year. Price has guided the organization since 2005, just two years after it transitioned from the Minnesota DNR to a nonprofit. Read More
Looking back on YO
With only two months left in the term (crazy, right?), I thought I would use my last two blog posts to share some of the most memorable experiences I have had as a Youth Outdoors crew member. Looking back, I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work alongside youth crews in Saint Paul. It has been great getting to know three different groups of kids, learning about their interests and backgrounds and getting the chance to teach them about leadership, culture and the environment. Read More
Volunteers protect our natural resources
Volunteers contribute so much to the conservation of our natural resources. Thanks to 25 folks who showed up on a rainy Friday afternoon to make seed bombs at REI in Roseville, and to four Youth Outdoors crews who worked with volunteers at Hidden Falls Regional Park to celebrate National Public Lands Day, September 26. Read More
You came, they printed, they poured, we’re thankful
The ink was flowing along with the beer at the Conservation Corps fundraiser on Thursday, September 24, held at Flat Earth Brewing Company in Saint Paul. Twin City Tees (they print shirts for Rhymesayers, so you know they’re cool) brought screen printing equipment and fresh shirt designs so attendees could pick their shirt, watch it being printed and make a contribution to the Corps. Read More