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Sun now heats Iowa home

A solar furnace has been installed in a Cedar Rapids home for low-income families as part of a demonstration project initiated by Theodore Westhues, Solar Heat Outreach Specialist.  Read More

Crews prepare the way for preserve and park in Illinois

Though it’s the time of year when crews are wrapping up their service terms, this week three crews kicked off a three-year project to establish a preserve and public park on 253 acres of land north of Ottawa, Illinois. Read More

Restoring Cedar Bend Savanna

In November, Conservation Corps Iowa crews worked four weeks to clear invasive cedar trees and honeysuckle from the Cedar Bend Savanna in Black Hawk County. Read More

CCC chapter closes shop

After 33 years, the North Star Chapter of the CCC closed its doors this summer. In its heyday, the chapter… Read More

Conservation Corps recognized as a 21CSC program

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa was recently certified as a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC),… Read More

Still hard work. Still a good deal.

Help support the next 80 years of Corps opportunities for young people and our natural resources. Read more about our hard work in 2013 and make a donation today! Read More