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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