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University of Minnesota students made seed bombs at a BAM meeting. On October 30, Conservation Corps… Read More

 Last month, we launched an updated website that makes us more mobile-friendly and that we hope you… Read More

Thanks to a matching donation and our generous supporters, we raised $4,575 on Give To The Max Day! Your contributions have a real impact: this one day of giving means 4-5 youth can attend a summer session, or we can provide CPR training for more than 90 young adults. Thank you!We have a few more CCC 80th Birthday t-shirts to give away, so claim yours by making a donation of $50 or more before the end of the year.  Read More

“I really need to do something with my life,” I heard from behind me. When I looked up from piling brush I saw one of my crew members looking out over our work site, his expression grave and concentrated. As I continued to pile the massive amount of buckthorn we cut that day I took time to ponder his words. With the end of our term in sight much of the talk in my crew this month has been of what comes after the Corps. Read More

The temperature flexes between sultry and crisp as the year sheds summer like a snake pouring out of its old skin. The fields mottle—half green and half yellow as the corn dries and begins rattling in the wind. In small towns, the silos process sweet corn. Trucks stacked with green cobs line up and dump their harvests onto conveyor belts that shuttle them into buildings where blades shred the husks and sever the kernels. Read More

We appreciate all who braved the drizzle on September 14 to help us celebrate 80 years since the beginning of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Thanks to the covered DNR stage, we heard great live music all evening and gathered to honor five alumni from the original CCC who attended. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton even proclaimed the day as CCC Member Appreciation Day! Read More