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Crews remove invasive flowering rush in Forest Lake
Though flowering rush produces beautiful flower heads in the summer, a unique strain of this invasive species has been rapidly overtaking the shoreline of Forest Lake and causing headaches for lakeshore homeowners. As three Central crews removed the plants in late July, they were warmly greeted by landowners who were happy to see the immediate results of the work. Read More
Record number of volunteers clean up Wapsipinicon River
The 13th annual Project AWARE river cleanup set several participation records as hundreds of people paddled all or part of the Wapsipinicon River between the cities of Independence and Olin in Iowa, cleaning up trash along the way. Read More
Youth-led volunteers clean up historic Boom Site
In late July, two youth crews kicked off the first week of their month-long Summer Youth Corps session by leading over 100 volunteers in cleaning up the historic St. Croix Boom Site near Stillwater. During two half-day events, volunteers from Andersen Corporation and the community raked the beach to remove trash and broken glass, scrubbed cave walls of graffiti, weeded parking lots and a historical marker and cleared invasive species from beautiful overlooks. Read More
Bushwhacking for good
KFAI’s Ryan Dawes did a great job on this short audio documentary about the Corps, as part of the station’s MinneCulture program. Give it a listen! Read More
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