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
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