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Crews clear logjam at Jay Cooke State Park
Though June rains were big news all over Minnesota, the effects of 2012 rainstorms are still making headlines in the northeast area. This spring and early summer at Jay Cooke State Park, Conservation Corps young adult and youth crews worked together to help clear a two-year-old logjam from one of the park’s most popular and scenic areas along the St. Louis River. Read More
Mississippi cleaned up after heavy rains
At left, Tony Ambrose, who has volunteered at the cleanup for five years as a U.S. Bank employee, picked up trash. Read More
Crews and staff help clean up Iowa river
Conservation Corps crew and staff members worked with volunteers to clean up the Big Sioux River during Project AWARE. For… Read More
EcoRangers AweSnap!
Raymond Staffa, who is serving as a summer EcoRanger through Conservation Corps, took photos of macroinvertebrates at Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary. Read More
Corps featured in Preservation magazine
Last summer, a Corps field crew renovated a historic icehouse on Lake Superior, on what was once an island vacation getaway for a renowned architect… Read More
Staff and board changes
After 11 years on the Conservation Corps staff, Lisa Cassioppi is off to new adventures – leading canoe trips with Wilderness Inquiry and conducting Gypsy Moth surveys… Read More