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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
Grantmakers support bridges to diverse workforce
Diverse young people are being offered bridges to academic and career paths in environmental science fields where they are typically underrepresented, thanks to charitable grants as well as government support. Read More
Restoring prairie with fire
“If the conditions had been any different today, we would not have been able to pull off this burn,” said Dustin Looman, Conservation Corps southern district assistant manager. Looman, the lead burn boss at a Dakota County fairgrounds burn in Farmington on May 15, was describing the precision and expertise required to manage prescribed burns, including monitoring wind speed and direction. Read More
Volunteers and YO crews plant rain garden at Como Pool
Visitors to the Como Pool in Saint Paul will be greeting by sedge-filled rain gardens at the pool’s entrance and a beautifully landscaped pool area, thanks in part to volunteers and Youth Outdoors crew members. Read More