February 2010

New name, new look, same mission

New name, new look, same mission

We have expanded and rebranded. MCC is now Conservation Corps Minnesota. Our name, brand and logo speaks to who we are and what we do. And it will be consistent with the new Conservation Corps Iowa program we launched last year in Ames.

Help save chimney swifts

chimney swiftConservation Corps Minnesota needs materials to support chimney swift populations in Saint Paul. The small native birds, often mistaken for bats, are swift, agile and look like “flying cigars.” While they traditionally nest in hollow trees, urban birds have been nesting in masonry chimneys. But as old chimneys are removed or capped, chimney swifts’ habitat is depleting.

Workers at Four Mile Creek make way for native plants

Minn. DNR picks out guv's mansion Christmas tree - WKBT La Crosse, WI-NewsChannel 8-