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Find old friends at new Corps alumni group
All alumni of Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa programs are invited to join the new Facebook Conservation Corps Alumni Group. Reconnect and share information with other alums about job opportunities, events, environment-related articles and more. Join now and spread the word! Read More
Limited number of 80th celebration t-shirts now on sale
Missed the 80th birthday celebration last fall? You can still get a piece of the history– and a wonderful memento of the Corps. We have a limited supply of 80th Birthday t-shirts on sale for only $10. Read More
Conservation Corps Minnesota becomes HandsOn Twin Cities affiliate
HandsOn Twin Cities partners with more than 300 nonprofits throughout the metro area to bring people together and strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action. As an affiliate, Conservation Corps Minnesota will leverage additional volunteer services to broaden our community reach and expand our volunteer program. Read More
Love for Conservation Corps supporters at Summit Brewing Company
During another cold week in Minnesota, a warm crowd gathered at Summit Brewing Company in Saint Paul for an evening of local beer and food, and the company of more than 100 people who supported the Corps in 2013. The crowd of donors, volunteers and project hosts enjoyed free Summit beer on tap and a Boca Chica taco bar at the beautiful Summit headquarters on the Mississippi River. Many attendees were alumni of the Corps, from the 1970s through today. Read More
Hard work and a smart deal
We are proud to announce that we recently received the Charities Review Council stamp of approval and are listed on the Council’s Smart Givers Network! Read More
Five firsts
The transition from idealistic college student to full-time employee is not typically smooth. After all, student life gives us the freedom to wake up at 10:00 am, write essays about Godzilla films and live blithely on loan money. Needless to say, having to be somewhere before sunrise, work 40-50 hours a week, and labor in snowstorms and rain did not come easy to me. Crew members and leaders with previous full-time job experience are sometimes more prepared than recent college graduates for the kind of hands-on work the Conservation Corps offers. I didn’t have any experience working full-time or outdoors, but I thought that this AmeriCorps year would be an adventure. And this year was an adventure - with a fair share of twists and meaningful moments. Read More