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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
Boots
These are my boots. Two years ago on a snowy morning in January I drove up I-94 to the Fergus Falls DNR office to sign some paperwork and begin my first term in the Conservation Corps as a crew leader. I met the other three leaders I would be working with, and we packed our belongings into a giant white truck and traveled to Camp Friendship for orientation. Read More