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Crews deployed on disaster response
Two Corps crews based in Iowa are currently serving on disaster response deployments, returning later this week. Read More
Corps members fish for a day
In mid-June, the Polk County Iowa crew helped facilitate a fishing derby for 165 senior citizens at Easter Lake in Des Moines. Some participants had not fished in decades. Crew members helped people bait and cast their lines, identify and measure their fish, and repair broken rods and reels. Read More
Seed bomb fun at REI
REI's outdoor patio was a busy place as three dozen volunteers gathered on a sunny Friday in June to make almost 80 dozen seed bombs. Read More
Volunteers clean up Mississippi
More than 140 volunteers, staff and corps members turned out for the 24th annual Adopt-A-River cleanup at several sites along the Mississippi River near Red Rock Road, just north of the Waucouta Bridge. Read More
Shining Star of the Bay
Deployed in Texas working on flood relief was hectic. I didn’t realize that it was all just smoke preparing to become fire. “It’s time to say your last words to Louis, the doctors say he won’t make it through the night,” I heard from my close friends. My best friend and brother had been hit by a car. He was in critical condition in my hometown of Benicia, California. Read More
Hidden treasures
The NPS roving crew has been busy controlling invasive woody plants in the prairies at George Washington Carver National Monument and Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield this past month. The amount of invasive species in the prairies is overwhelming and at times feels like a lost cause, but past GIS data shows great progress. By fighting back invasive species, we begin to see more native species returning to the prairie, such as the nodding ladies’ tresses (Spiranthes cernua). Read More