Updates & Stories

Minnesota’s new favorite acronym, AQI

By Jake Richards, Data Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails   Over the past… Read More

The Bison at Wind Cave National Park

By Will Gonzales-Tapetillo, Iowa Field Specialist / AmeriCorps Member   Our spike week began on the 21st of April, this time bringing us to… Read More

The Great Unknown

By June Roettger, Outdoor Skills Instructor   Last month, David Minor sent out an email to myself and other CCMI Media Ambassadors containing his… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Jacqueline Boorom

Jacqueline served as a Field Specialist in 2022 for the Field Crew Program in Iowa! During that year, Jacqueline helped train in several crews and… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Kayla Head

Let’s talk about transferrable skills. Some come to the Corps to get started in a conservation career. Other’s come for the service aspect. Some are… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Sam Fryer

Let’s get to know Sam Fryer! Sam served in the Individual Placement Program in 2024, where he was placed with a SWCD and… Read More

Bugging Me

By DeVonte Roberts, St. Paul Field Crew Leader   the life of a bug is typically not long especially around me and i… Read More

Grit

By Kendall Buckingham, Rochester Pines Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member   I would like to say something about grit. That raw, undeniable… Read More

Where Are They Now? Alumni Highlight: Alexis Schmidt

Meet Alexis Schmidt. Alexis served with Conservation Corps MN & IA in the Field Crew Program in Duluth, Minnesota on the Arrowhead and Moose Crews. Read More

My Experience as an Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) Intern

By Ena Vigil, Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers Fellow in 2024. For many, it’s not often the case that a typical day of work in… Read More