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Busy spring fire season for Corps crews
While major fires around the country dominate headlines, Conservation Corps crews have been busy with fires close to home. A dry fall and nearly snowless… Read More
Foundations expand youth opportunities
The Donaldson Foundation, ERM Foundation and Carlson Family Foundation have joined a host of Youth Outdoors partners to expand Conservation Corps Minnesota’s successful urban afterschool… Read More
2011 annual report now available
Our 2011 annual report is hot off the press! As our Corps Update audience, you get the first peek. Read it online now. If you’d… Read More
YO receives Saint Paul Youth Leadership Award
On Wednesday, April 25, Youth Outdoors (YO) was awarded a Youth Leadership Award by the City of Saint Paul. Mayor Chris Coleman honored 10 businesses,… Read More
Youth help clean up Saint Paul
Though our unseasonably warm spring had cooled, Saturday, April 14 turned out to be a beautiful day for cleaning up the City of Saint Paul. Youth Outdoors crews led volunteer registration at four kickoff celebrations, which drew 1,100 volunteers. Read More
Crews plant trees for national commemoration
Hundreds of youth from across the globe gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center April 11-14 for the annual National Service-Learning Conference, hosted by the National Youth Leadership Council. Every year the Council plants trees in the city where they meet to commemorate the loss of participants and advocates in youth leadership work. Read More