Frequently Asked Questions



AmeriCorps Logo
           
 
1996-1997 Young Adult Program


Director
Michael Rice

DNR Assistant Wildlife Manager
James LaBarre

Regional Supervisors
Peg Sveum (region 4/5)

MCC Field Specialists
Mark Robbins

Project Coordinators
Rodger Hemphill
Jesse Roberts
Peter Hark

Adopt a River Assistant
Kristin Davis

Aitkin Crew
Will Wiggins (crew leader)

Baudette/Norris Camp Crew
Jason Peterson
Joe Strand
Brendan Beylon

Bemidji/Guthrie Crew
Ray Burpo
Chris Pawlowski
Scott Theisen
Tony Kassa
Rochell Carpenter
Patty Wright
Rory Erler

Brainerd Crew
Don Miller
Scott Bacher
Kevin Deidrich

Caledonia Crew
Craig Welsh (crew leader)
Wendy Thomford
Tim Munson
Jon Faltinson
David Walter

Camper Cabin Speciality Crew
Kevin Johnson
Jade Johnston
Kevin Reitmeier

Detroit Lakes
Eric Hegna (crew leader)
Eric Rosenquist (crew leader)
Kari Opatz
Gail Zick

Duluth Crew
Ryan Harp (crew leader)
Michelle Hitner
Eric Crabtree
Adam Fink
Tonya Canty

Fergus Falls Crew
Jim Peterson

Faribault Crew
Chris Adams (crew leader)
Wade Hammer
Devon Madows
Jennifer Stencel
Dennis Nicholson

Forestville State Park/
Mystery Cave Crew
Pat Van Minsel
Corey Rath
Tim Rath

Grand Marais Crew
Ross Henrickson
Rich Hazlett
Bill Anderson

Grand Rapids
Harlow Thompson (crew leader)
Eric Holmstrom
James Nelson
Joe Washburn
Aaron Gould

Hinckley Roving Crew
Mark Mattson (crew leader)
Roy Zeller

Itasca County Crew
Vince Kangas (crew leader)
Samson Longtin
Patrick Mulligan

Lanesboro: Root River Trail Crew
Michele Edelbach (crew leader)
Lisa Gibbs

Lake City Crew
Adam Enevold
Ron Erdmann (crew leader)
Sandy Braun

Lewiston Crew
Randy Hemker
David Wilson
Kim McHugh (crew leader)
Tim Mull
Chad Schossow

Little Falls Crew
Joe Masog

Littlefork Crew
Troy Tilander (crew leader)
Jared Ginter
Christopher Zahn
David Westerberg
Chad Kurytn

Marshall Crew
Chad Beens

Metro Roving Crew
Suzette Hunt
Jennifer Dallman
Chris Flaten
Eric Nelson
Eric Meyer

Moose Lake Roving Crew
Chris Newgren

Nicollet Crew
Skipton Langer (crew leader)
Chris Graff
Mark Hiles
Greg Jacobs
Debbie Koch
Andy Rustad
Mike Sanders
John Voges

Preston Crew
Jeff Strahl (crew leader)
Trent Olson
Jeff Cocker
Dan Collett

Rochester Crew
Robert Igoe (crew leader)
Peter Konkel
Jason Gruhlke
Scott Decker
Darin Green
Susan Wieseler
Mike Aho

Roseau River WMA Crew
Henry Cyr
Jeremy Abel
Brett Case

St. Louis County
Christine Lundgren
Jim Wilton (crew leader)

Thief Lake Crew
Jim Jones (crew leader)
Kurt Neidermeier
Ryan Kruger
Joel Schiable

Tower Crew
Mark Pantsar (crew leader)
Brian Bjortomt
Jesse Brattrud
Leta Pulford
Chris Skager

Two Harbors Crew
Kevin Johnson (crew leader)
Shawn Dull
Paul Phipps

Virginia Crew
Jeremy Finke
Christopher Surface
Steve Johnson (crew leader)
Todd Paget

Wilmar Crew
Kyle Anderson
Tyler Bratsch

Windom Crew
Jeffrey Clauson
Jeremy Abel
Brian Green (crew leader)
Nick Meyers
Mark Micus
Eric Earheart

1996 Flood Recovery Crew
Matt Papenfuss
Ann Nutt
Jamey Ross
Liz Durham
John Fruechte
Paul Kelly

Watercraft Inspectors Program
Jeremy Briese
Jennifer Crandall
Greg Feinberg
Tiffanie Knapp
Coreen Kulvich
Rich Lehman
Jennifer Lindahl
Lisa Lukis
Kelly McPeek
Brian Pekron
Craig Richardson
Brian Rudolph
Chris Schaefer
Barb Scherber
Holly Scholwalter
Molly Shea
Jesse Shimek
Brad Tobritzhofer
Denise Wolvin


Projects this year included...
-Mystery Cave
-Superior Hiking Trail
-Marshall Flood Relief
-Watercraft Inspection Program
-Environmental Education at local schools
-Safety First
-Fargo/Grand Forks Flood '97 Relief
-Lewiston fights 13 acre wildfire
-Rochester helps in missing person search
-Nicollet works with Red Cross during Flood Relief
-Aitkin works on overlook deck at Savanna Portage State Park

MCC Corpsmembers of the Year:
Chad Beens (Marshall Crew)
Michelle Hitner (Duluth)
Joe Strand (Baudette)
Jason Peterson (Baudette)
Dawn Miller (Itasca)
Chris Newgren (Moose Lake)
Susan Wieseler (Rochester)

Crew Supervisors of the Year
Jim Jones (Thief Lake)
Kevin Johnson (Two Harbors)
Mark Mattson (Hinckley Roving)
Ron Erdmann (Lake City)

Crews of the Year
Thief Lake Roving Crew
Grand Rapids DNR
Brainerd Roving Crew
Lake City Crew

Special Recognition Award
Gail Zick (Itasca) for outstanding work at the Crookston AmeriCorps Event

Achievement Awards for Departing Crew Supervisors
Jim Peterson (Fergus Falls)
Henry Cyr (Roseau River)
Gail Zick (Itsaca State Park)

MCC is awarded!

Oct 1996: MCC received the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association Award for excellence in contributing to community livability from the MN Horticultural Society and the MN Green Program.

Dec 1996: MCC received the NASCC National Award for "Exemplary Conservation Project" for the Watercraft Inspection Program.


Preston Crew Projects
-The crew worked with Lanseboro Hatchery in spawn taking operations. The crew helped the Hatchery take 2.3 million brown trout eggs.

Duluth Crew Projects
-Construction of a log snowmobile trail shelter

Northeast Projects
-Clean-up from severe summer storms
-Timber stand improvement
-500 acres of release, thinning, pruning
-Planted 11,810 trees
-Maintained 440 public water access sites
-Fighting fires

Marshall Crew Projects
-bridge construction

Littlefork Crew Projects
-Arrowhead Snowmobile Trail maintenance
-broke trail for the county foresters and cut a survey line for the county

Caledonia Projects
-repaired 53 water control structures originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps

Root River Trail Crew Projects
-removed 44 tons of flood debris from the Root River

Rochester Roving Flood Recovery Crew
-constructed 2.5 miles of hiking trail and a parking lot for the city of Chatfield
-constructed two 16' x 16' observation decks over a sinkhold
-connected a 62' boardwalk to the Root River State Trail
-participating in Forestry Family Fun Day at the Quarry Hill Nature Center (with Lake City)

Two Harbors Projects
-working on the Environmental Learning Trail at the North Shore Elementary School
-trial improvement on the Superior Hiking Trail
-clean-up on Lake Superior
-maintaining shelters along the North Shore Snowmobile Trail
-hauling hay, serving as time keepers and road guides, and clean-up for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
-fire fighting
-campground maintenance
-timber stand improvement

Metro Crew Projects
-flood relief in Newport, MN
-flood work at Fort Snelling State Park
-Helping flood victims in the Red River Valley through the Red Cross effort

Virginia Crew Projects
-White Pine management
-building demolition in the Ely area
-seeded clover on the waterfront
-building and grounds maintenance
-general tree planting

MCC Grand Forks Flood Relief Crews
-Caledonia
-Forestville St. Park
-Lanesboro/Root River
-Windom
-Rochester
-Nicollet

June 1997: President Clinton meets Grand Forks flood victims and volunteers
"Highlight of the day: President Clinton's visit. After his speech, I was fortunate to meet him and give him an MCC cap. He thanked me for participating in AmeriCorps and for the cap."
-Rob Igoe, Rochester

Region 1 Flood Relief
-Crews from Baudette, Theif Lake, Detroit Lakes, Itasca, Guthrie, Fergus Falls, and Bemidji responded to the flood call. They worked from Thief River Falls to Warren (where an overland flood threatened the town, eventually overtaking it), and then they worked to aid Hallock and the surrounding area.

1996-1997 Sounding Board

Brian Green (Windom)
Eric Meyer (Metro)
Debbie Koch (Windom)
Dave Westerberg (Little Fork)
Gail Zick (Detroit Lakes)
Craig Welch (Caledonia)
Emily Hurd (Little Falls)
Rusty Schmitt (Little Falls)

Otter Trail River Clean-up

In August 1996, MCC participated in the Otter Trail River Clean-Up. About 135 tons of garbage was pulled from the river bank.

Student Conservationist of the Year
Eric Rosenquist, Detroit Lakes Crew Member, was presented with the Student Conservationist of the Year Award by the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society and its award chairman, Brad Ehlers. Rosenquist completed his master's thesis on the greater prarie chicken in northwestern Minnesota.

Award Winning Project from 1996
The Rochester Flood Recovery crew cleared and burned 16 acres of the Lake Florence basin near Stewartville after the dam blew out and the lake drained. The crew planted 2,050 oak, ash, and maple seedlings with the help from other MCC crews and CCC alumni. The crew seeded 14 park acres to native prarie and laid 2700 yards of sod. The crew installed 100 willow posts to stabilize the lake shore.

The Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MSTAC) presented the 1996 MSTAC Stewardship Certificate of Recognition to MCC on March 27, 1997. The Stewardship Certificate is awarded to governmental entities demostrating responsible urban management. The project was also nominated for the outstanding partnership award, outstanding arbor day celebration award, special merit award, and achievement certificate.

White Pine!
-The Roseau River WMA crew worked to restore the White Pine to the Agassiz Lowlands, which marks the western limit of Natural White Pine in Minnesota. The crew worked on a project restoring White Pine to the Landscape and to protect trees from hungry deer and hares, the crew built exclosures to keep critter out until the trees were tall enough to fend for themselves.

-The Virginia MCC crew led the way in White Pine management. Beginning in March and continuing to July, the crew pruned White Pine growing in the Side Lake area for the Virginia foresters.


"Contributing is indelicate. You take a risk when you are willing to play as if you make a difference, as if your life makes a difference, as if life itself makes a difference. At that level the game gets fast, difficult, and even a little dangerous."

-Erhard
 
The Alumni Pages are here for you. Tell us what you want!
Take this very fun and very quick survey.
 
 
2715 Upper Afton Road, Suite 100, Maplewood, MN 55119 (651) 209-9900
 
© 2003 Minnesota Conservation Corps