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Teens excel after YO service
Youth Outdoors graduates say they are higher academic achievers, have taken a science course, regularly volunteer and plan to pursue higher education because of their Conservation Corps service. The findings, from a recent study by a University of Minnesota researcher, showed the afterschool program’s positive, long-term impacts on high school students’ future achievements. Read More
Sun shines on Iowa’s Solar Day
Conservation Corps’ Solar Day, held March 21, showcased a solar furnace installed in a transitional home for low-income families in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The demonstration project, funded by the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, is intended to show how renewable energy systems can be incorporated into heating assistance programs. Read More
Corps receives award for urban reforestation in Rochester
On April 1, Conservation Corps Minnesota was honored by the City of Rochester with an award for its work to improve the city’s urban forest. The Corps has collaborated for the last four years with RNeighborWoods of Rochester to manage thousands of volunteers who plant trees in the city each April. Read More
Meet the 2014 bloggers
We are excited to introduce six bloggers who will share their Corps journeys through the year with stories, photos and video. This year our bloggers represent our Iowa REEAL Individual Placement, a Youth Outdoors crew and young adult field crews, including Three Rivers, Saint Paul Roving, Rochester Cedars and Tower. Check out their bios and follow them through their 2014 term. Read More
April is Environmental Stewardship Month
As the year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps continues, the Corporation for National and Community Service has designated April as Environmental Stewardship Month. Whether improving parks and public lands, restoring waterways, increasing energy efficiency or teaching conservation, AmeriCorps makes a positive and lasting impact on our environment. Here is what Conservation Corps is doing this month and some opportunities to volunteer. Read More
Meet the 2014 bloggers
Name: Eierí Jordán SaliviaCrew: YO 5 - MinneapolisHometown: San Juan, Puerto RicoCollege attended: United States Sports AcademyPerson or experience that made me into who I am today:Being who I am is thanks to every single person that has touched my life, as well as about every experience I have been able to live. It goes way beyond family and close friends. They may have influenced me in very important ways, no doubt about it. However, I am who I am these days due to all the miles my feet have walked and all the scars that have inked their way in like tattoos in my story. Read More