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My supervisor at the Ramsey Conservation District (RCD) came up to my desk last week and asked, “Would you mind spending Thursday catching butterflies?”Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa is one of the few organizations I can think of where that question would ever be asked to an employee. I currently serve in the Apprentice Academy, an amazing program which allows about 37 young adults to spend the summer serving alongside conservation professionals at Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts across the state. I have learned so much in such a short time and gained a host of skills, including butterfly surveying for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Read More

In early June, two Conservation Corps summer apprentices collaborated with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota to install 12 lysimeters on an agricultural field in Cass County.  Read More

The 2013 Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa annual report is hot off the press. Read about our highlights and accomplishments online, or contact Connie to have a copy mailed to you. Read More

For the third year in a row, SmartWool supported the Corps with a generous donation of quality socks for our youth and young adult members last August. There have been many happy faces and feet when we handed them to youth and young adults participants from last fall through this summer. Thank you, SmartWool! Read More

On May 15, alumni, project hosts and supporters gathered for happy hour at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth to celebrate their Conservation Corps love. 28 attendees representing the YCC, YACC, MCC and the current Corps enjoyed appetizers, cold beverages, catching up with fellow supporters and winning door prizes. A special thanks to the Northern Pine Riders Snowmobile Club for a generous donation that made this event possible.  Read More

Photo: The Grand Rapids and Tower field crews on the North Country Trail in May. Working with the… Read More