Member Stories

Why I joined Conservation Corps MN & IA

By RJ Ruotolo, Ozark Field Crew Member/ AmeriCorps Member This time last year, I was working from home. My job was to put… Read More

A Day in the Life with the Ozark Crew

By Anna Kerr, Ozark Field Crew Leader/ AmeriCorps Member Elk at the project site. Welcome welcome to southeast Missouri and our home here in… Read More

Individual Placement Spotlight Series: Jesse Wolk

By Jesse Wolk, Utility Mapping Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails Hello!… Read More

Spotlight on Minnesota’s State Flower: The Showy Lady’s Slipper

By Ava Schimnowski, Aquatic Plant Management Specialist Individual Placement /AmeriCorps member at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife   Lady’s Slipper… Read More

A Day in the Life at an SWCD

By Kyle Dahlquist, Clean Water Corpsmember / AmeriCorps Member placed at Pennington SWCD   My first foray into conservation began in the Fall… Read More

Green Spaces: A link between urban life and the natural world

By Jake Richards, IT Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails  … Read More