2011 Annual Report

In many ways, 2011 was one of our most challenging years and one of our most rewarding. Even as demand for our programs continues to greatly exceed our capacity, and the unemployment rate for young people is double overall national rates, our state and federal funding was drastically reduced. Yet we diversified funding, expanded programs and increased opportunities for young people to meet our mission of restoring resources and changing lives. This report highlights our progress in achieving our mission.

This year, we enrolled more than 500 youth and young adults in our programs, up from 400 last year. Our young adult AmeriCorps members served in a variety of programs. Field Crews were busy with emergency response work – leading volunteers in Joplin, Mo. tornado cleanup and Pagami Creek fire suppression, among other events – and accomplished impressive amounts of natural resource conservation and restoration work. Seasonal Trail Crews completed more Superior National Forest trail work than in the previous two years combined.

Our Conservation Apprenticeship Academy enjoyed a successful first year, thanks in part to a generous donor who stepped up to support us during the three-week state shutdown. Natural resource professionals mentored 30 AmeriCorps members as appren-tices in Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts. In other programs, AmeriCorps members served in Home Energy Squads, in single placement positions and as youth leaders.

The shutdown impacted a number of our programs including Summer Youth Corps, which was evicted from its base camp in St. Croix State Park and scrambled to rearrange project schedules. In the end, corps members only lost one week of program time and, fortunately, were not in the park when a devastating storm blew through. Our Youth Outdoors program was not affected by the shutdown. In 2011, it expanded from Saint Paul to Minneapolis, engaging even more diverse urban youth in education and service-learning activities.

I am very proud of our staff and partners who were upbeat and flexible in managing the many implications of the shutdown and the realities of funding cuts.

As we look ahead to the challenges of further cuts to our funding and what looks like continuing high unemployment rates for young people, we especially appreciate your support and ongoing advocacy of our work. Please continue with us in our journey to restore resources and change lives.

Len Price, Executive Director

Dear friends,

Conservation Corps provides hands-on environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management and emergency response work.

Our goals are to help young people from diverse backgrounds become more connected to the environment, engaged in conservation, involved in community leadership and prepared for future employment. We embrace our motto: Resources Restored. Lives Changed.

Mission & Initiatives

Restoring resources.Our programs offer young people hands-on, service-learning activities that protect and enhance natural resources, including:

Native habitat restoration: removing invasive species, conducting prescribed burns and planting native species, on public lands.

Outdoor access improvement: building and maintaining trails, boardwalks, steps, campsites, park facilities and other structures that improve public access to outdoor recreation.

Water quality improvement: stabilizing shorelines and streambanks, installing rain gardens and monitoring water quality.

Energy conservation: installing energy-saving measures in homes, assisting with solar furnace installations in low-income homes and providing community outreach and education.

Changing lives.Conservation Corps provides more than 500 young people with personal development, technical and work-skills training and environmental science education, including:

Personal development: team dynamics, outdoor living, leave no trace ethics, hard work and perseverence.

Skills training for young adults: hands-on training in habitat restoration, energy conservation, leadership and communication; certifications in wildfire suppression, chainsaw safety and first aid.

Youth educational and training: science, technology, job-search skills and civic engagement for more than 20 percent of program time. Tool use, trail building and natural resource management during other program time.

ProgramsAmeriCorps (ages 18-25)Our AmeriCorps positions give young adults opportunities for meaningful work in conserving energy, managing natural resources, responding to disasters and leading volunteers. Corps members receive a living allowance, health insurance and an education award.

Field Crews based throughout Minnesota and central Iowa engage in natural resource and emergency response work from February to December.

Seasonal Trail Crews in the Superior National Forest spike camp during the summer, improving backcountry trails.

Home Energy Squads work year-round installing energy-saving measures in Twin Cities homes.

Conservation Apprentices serve alongside natural resource professionals in Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Individual Placements serve directly in nonprofit or government agencies on conservation-related projects.

Youth Leaders lead teens in outdoor service-learning in two programs: Summer Youth Corps and Youth Outdoors.

Youth (ages 15-18)Youth are led by AmeriCorps young adult members and offered opportunities to connect with the natural world through hands-on conservation and neighborhood beautification, job and leadership skills training, environmental science education and recreation.

Summer Youth Corps unplugs teenagers from modern intrusions during the summer as they accomplish natural resource projects working and living outdoors.

Youth Outdoors engages Saint Paul and Minneapolis teens from low-income homes in educational and service-learning activities afterschool and on Saturdays during fall and spring school semesters and a summer session.

Real Results Conservation Corps changes young people’s lives and prepares them for successful careers.

The work projects help promote the message of taking care of the earth and the feeling that people can come together to make a difference.”

— Tyler Redden, 2011 Summer Youth Corps

After serving in 2011, youth reported*…96% can better work on teams97% have a stronger work ethic98% can better use hand tools95% better understand how citizens impact community90% have more self confidence93% improved their communication skills93% are more confident in their leadership abilities92% feel better prepared for their next job 93% will continue to volunteer and serve their community

*Results from 144 youth participants who responded to a post-service survey after the 2011 Summer Youth Corps and Youth Outdoors programs.

After serving in 2011, young adults reported*…83% are more knowledgeable about environmental threats87% have better communication skills 86% have a stronger sense of personal responsibility 88% can better work on teams83% gained self-confidence80% have a stronger work ethic 96% gained or improved technical skills98% are proud of the work their crew accomplished 92% are registered to vote

*Results from 191 young adult participants who responded to a post-service survey after 2011 field crew programs.

AmeriCorps Programs

When asked what she wanted for Christmas, our grand-daughter asked that we donate to Conservation Corps Minnesota. She worked there for three summers and enjoyed every minute.”

— Les and Maxine Miller

Natural disaster response Crews from Iowa and Minnesota were deployed to Joplin, Mo. for emergency response work following the devastating May 22 tornado. Corps members worked 14-hour days, many taking lead roles in coordinating the work of up to 2,000 volunteers citywide. Work involved search and rescue, volunteer intake, staffing a disaster response call center and helping disaster victims secure Electronic Benefit Transfer support from the city. Crews worked alongside other AmeriCorps teams, including National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps St. Louis, Washington Conservation Corps and Hoopa Tribal Civilian Community Corps.

Trail building & maintenance On Pincushion Mountain off the Gunflint Trail by Grand Marais, a seasonal trail crew built more than 100 feet of boardwalk for a new mountain bike trail. The project was a partnership between the Boy Scouts of America’s adult honor society, Order of the Arrow, and U.S. Forest Service. Seasonal crews work for Superior National Forest, funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

Field Crews Nonresidential field crews, based throughout Minnesota and Iowa, serve 8 to 11 month terms restoring native habitats, improving public access to outdoor recreation and responding to natural disasters. In 2011, 186 corps members worked in five- to six-member crews removing invasive species, conducting prescribed burns, planting native species, improving trails, suppressing wildfires and mapping natural areas. Members received extensive training in tool and equipment use, prescribed burning, wildland fire fighting, First Aid/CPR, defensive driving, leadership and communication.

Seasonal Trail Crews Summer corps members improve and maintain trails in the Superior National Forest while spike camping for eight-day stretches. In 2011, 48 corps members completed more technical work than in the previous two years combined. In total, they cleared 122 miles of trail, constructed and maintained 7,671 feet of tread, and installed 3,000 feet of boardwalk, 157 steps, 65 drainage features and seven bridges.

Individual PlacementsIn 2011, 11 corps members served in Minnesota nonprofit or government agencies on conservation-related projects such as outreach, water recreation, GIS and solar technologies, or as interpreters at the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Home Energy SquadsCorps members work year-round to save energy in Twin Cities homes. In 2011, teams of two AmeriCorps members and a Neighborhood Energy Connection specialist installed energy-efficiency measures such as low-flow shower heads, programmable thermostats, CFL light bulbs, power strips for entertainment centers, kitchen-sink aerators, door weather stripping and water heater blankets in 4,026 homes.

Conservation ApprenticesIn its inaugural year, the Conservation Apprenticeship Academy placed 30 AmeriCorps members in Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Minnesota. Corps members were mentored by natural resource professionals and received hands-on experience in tree planting, water quality monitoring, GPS/GIS mapping and other conservation services.

Youth LeadersCorps members lead crews in our two youth programs, Summer Youth Corps and Youth Outdoors. Crews in both programs include six youth led by two AmeriCorps young adult leaders. Leaders are responsible for managing service projects, facilitating environmental education, fostering teamwork and supervising youth during and after the workday. In 2011, 39 corps members served as youth leaders.

Interpreting history This summer’s Forest History Center crew served as tour guides, interpreters and teachers for approximately 12,000 visitors to the center near Grand Rapids, Minn. Crew members led tours of the logging camp, manned the fire tower, played the roles of CCC-era corps members and taught forest ecology lessons to visiting children.

Wildland fire response & prescribed burningIn August 2011, the Pagami Creek fire burned nearly 100,000 acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeast Minnesota. Field crews joined more than 1,000 responders, including personnel from the Minnesota DNR, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and wildfire Hot Shot crews from across the country. Crews worked two-week stints of 16-hour days and were designated “the Unsung Heroes of Camp.” Besides suppressing fires, corps members conducted prescribed burns on over 13,000 acres to restore natural habitats.

Youth Programs

Summer Youth Corps Our residential program unplugs teenagers from modern intrusions to live, learn and work outdoors over the summer. In 2011, 90 youth worked throughout Minnesota in crews of six youth with two young adult leaders, to restore habitats, improve trails, lead volunteers and learn about the environment.

Youth Outdoors Diverse urban teens engage in out-of-school educational and service-learning activities during the fall and spring semesters and a four-week summer session. Youth earn a stipend while improving their neighborhoods, restoring environmental resources, leading volunteers and increasing their science, technology and environmental knowledge. Our afterschool program expanded from Saint Paul into Minneapolis this year, bringing the total number of youth enrolled to 89.

Cultural literacyIn 2011, 16 of the 90 Summer Youth Corps participants were deaf or hard-of-hearing. In addition, there was an equal ratio of male/female and Twin Cities/Greater Minnesota participants. Along with natural resource work, crews developed first-hand understanding of cultural diversity in communication, background and personal experience.

Leadership At the end of spring semester, Youth Outdoors participants designed and led volunteers in service projects, including a food collection drive, garden work, water quality education, construction of bird feeders from recycled plastic bottles and an afternoon working at a food shelf.

Ethic of serviceIn 2011, youth program alumni formed a Youth Advisory Council to plan and implement service activities for alumni and current participants. The Council’s first endeavor was to organize the warehouse at Rebuilding Twin Cities Together, which works to improve houses, neighborhoods and lives of low-income homeowners.

I feel like I can speak up in my classes more and working with others taught me leadership skills.”

— Laddawan Sakjalernchaikun

In 2011, Conservation Corps youth and young adults led volunteers in cleaning up neighborhood parks and riverbanks, improving trails, removing invasive species, planting trees and cleaning up after natural disasters.

20,019 volunteers, led by Conservation Corps members, contributed 112,929 hours of work.**Numbers include 18,209 volunteers who contributed 106,719 hours to clean up after tornadoes in Joplin, Mo.

Volunteers

St. Croix RiverLed by a Conservation Corps youth crew, almost 30 volunteers, ranging from age 9 to 60+, cleared 4,000 pounds debris and invasive plants along the St. Croix River near Stillwater. The event was made possible by the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation, which also funds Summer Youth Corps participants and service projects in the St. Croix Valley.

Mississippi River Approximately 100 volunteers turned out for the 19th Annual Mississippi River Cleanup, sponsored by the Minnesota DNR in partnership with the Padelford Packet Boat Company and Conservation Corps Minnesota. Volunteers cleaned up an abundance of debris from spring flooding including tires, cans, scrap metal and even a message in a bottle.

Corps on a stick Thanks to 62 volunteers — including alumni, current corps members, board, family and friends — our state fair booth was fully staffed for the 12-day run. Conservation Corps Minnesota made great connections with fairgoers interested in restoring habitats and putting young people to work. We were especially honored to have CCCers Monty Dehn and John Obinger on hand several days to share their stories. Likely a thousand fairgoers took photos with our popular photo board stand-up.

Earth Day More than 100 volunteers cleaned up Saint Paul’s Lafayette Park neighborhood on Earth Day. Conservation Corps staff shuttled participants to various sites, picked up the collected trash and delivered it to dumpsters. More than 3,000 pounds of trash were removed, including three television sets, furniture and 15 tires. The DNR and Pollution Control Agency have coordinated the cleanup for the past 22 years.

Minnesota reportFederalCorporation for National &

Community ServiceNational Park ServiceU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceU.S. Forest Service

StateBoard of Water and Soil ResourcesDepartment of Natural Resources Department of Transportation

Local governmentAitkin County Land DepartmentAnoka Conservation DistrictAnoka County Parks Anoka SWCDBassett Creek Watershed Mgmt

CommissionBeltrami County Beltrami County SWCDBlue Earth SWCDBrown’s Creek Watershed DistrictCapitol Region Watershed DistrictCarlton County SWCDCass County Land DepartmentCass County SWCDCity of BemidjiCity of DuluthCity of HermantownCity of LakeshoreCity of MinneapolisCity of MinnetristaCity of Prior LakeCity of RochesterCity of Saint PaulCity of StillwaterClearwater River Watershed DistrictCook County SWCDCottonwood SWCDCrow Wing SWCDDakota County SWCDDouglas SWCDEast Ottertail SWCDElm Creek Watershed CommissionForest Lake Watershed DistrictHubbard SWCDItasca SWCDJackson SWCDLac Qui Parle SWCDLake of the Woods SWCDLower Mississippi River Watershed Mgmt

OrganizationMarshall CountyMartin County ParksMartin SWCDMinnehaha Creek Watershed DistrictMower SWCDNorth St. Louis SWCDPennington SWCDPipestone SWCD

Pope SWCDRamsey CountyRamsey Washington Metro

Watershed DistrictRedwood SWCDRenville SWCDRice CountyRock County SWCDScott County SWCDSherburne SWCDSouth St. Louis County SWCDThirty Lakes Watershed DistrictThree Rivers Park DistrictVadnais Lake Area Watershed Mgmt

OrganizationWadena SWCDWashington Conservation DistrictWashington County ParksWashington County SWCDWest Ottertail SWCDWright County SWCDYellow Medicine SWCD

NonprofitAudubon Center of the NorthwoodsAudubon SocietyBemidji Community Food ShelfBemidji Habitat RestoreCarpenter’s St. Croix Valley Nature CenterChisago Lakes SchoolsComo Lake Neighborhood NetworkDeep Portage Conservation ReserveFreshwater SocietyFruit OasisHabitat for HumanityHartley Nature CenterLady Slipper Scenic Byway AssnLake Hubert Property Owners AssnMetro BloomsMinnesota Deer Hunters AssnMinnesota Historical SocietyMinnesota Horse CouncilMinnesota Off Road CyclistsMinnesota Waterfowl AssnMississippi Headwaters Audubon SocietyNeighborhood Energy ConnectionNorth Country Trail AssociationNorth House Folk SchoolNorthland ArboretumPrairie Island Indian CommunityRedwood Area Communities FdnRural Renewable Energy Alliance Salvation ArmyScience Museum of MinnesotaSecond Harvest Food BankSt. Anthony Park Community CouncilSugarloaf Interpretive Center AssnSuperior Hiking Trail AssnTatanka Bluffs CorridorThe Nature ConservancyUnderwood School

Project Partners

Minnesota 2011 accomplishment highlightsBoardwalks, bridges & other trail features — 135,956 feetBoundary work & signing — 2,564 hoursBuilding & grounds maintenance — 4,306 hours Campsite establishment & maintenance — 931 sitesConstruction & carpentry — 5,446 hoursDebris removal — 73,311 poundsDock & pier construction — 688 feetEmergency response & recovery — 9,722 hoursErosion control & slope stabilization — 303,368 square feetFire suppression — 922 acresForest inventory — 63 plotsGIS/GPS data & mapping — 4,796 hoursHistoric building & landmark restoration — 5 structuresHome energy-saving upgrades — 5,396 homesInvasive species management — 19,604 acresMan-made feature & trail user surveys — 529 surveysMotorized & non-motorized trail construction — 18 milesMotorized & non-motorized trail improvement — 1,207 milesNatural resource facility maintenance — 2,104 hoursOak wilt management — 308 treesPlanting — 250,108 trees & plantsPrescribed burning — 13,388 acresPublic access maintenance — 286 hours Rain garden installation & maintenance — 9 acresRecreation area maintenance — 217 acresRetaining wall construction — 269 feetRiver obstruction removal — 151 milesSandbagging & flood response — 175 hoursSeed collection & other nursery activities — 4,240 hoursSeeding — 421 acresTimber stand improvement — 984 acresTrail structure installation — 35,619 feetTree, plant & wildlife surveys — 2,922 hoursVegetation removal — 1,310 acresWater quality sampling — 2,482 samplesWildlife structure construction — 422 structures

2011 leadership development90 youth enrolled in the Summer Youth Corps89 youth enrolled in afterschool Youth Outdoors48 young adults served in seasonal field crews169 young adults served in year-round field crews11 young adults served as single placements26 young adults served in Home Energy Squads30 young adults served as conservation apprentices39 young adults served as youth leaders

Corps members engaged their communities with …Environmental education — 10,098 peopleCommunity outreach — 5,348 hours

Corps members received …16,675 hours of personal development training31,737 hours of technical skills training7,876 hours of youth education & training

University of MinnesotaUniversity of WisconsinUpper Sioux CommunityUrban FarmingWadena Otter Tail Long Term

Recovery Committee

Whitefish Area Property Owners Assn

Will Steger FoundationWolf Ridge Environmental

Learning CenterYouth Farm and Market

Unrestricted Temporarily TotalSupport & Revenue Restricted

Support AmeriCorps Grant $990,904 $990,904American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) $533,805 $533,805Charitable Gifts $18,592 $134,225 $152,817In-kind Contributions $20,343 $20,343State Grants $846,000 $846,000

Revenue Partner Support $4,886,967 $4,886,967Interest & Miscellaneous $8,098 $8,098Total Support & Revenue $6,458,709 $980,225 $7,438,934

Net Assets Released from RestrictionsState Natural Resource Fund $551,746State General Operating Funds $364,091Board of Water & Soil Resources $662,422Charitable Grants $108,422Total Released $1,686,681 ($1,686,681)

Expenses Minnesota Program ServicesYouth Programs $962,942 $962,942Single Placement Programs $716,983 $716,983Young Adult Field Programs $4,750,483 $4,750,483Management & General $414,055 $414,055Fundraising $39,448 $39,448Total Expenses $6,833,911 $6,833,911

Change in Net Assets $1,261,479 ($706,456) $555,023*Net Assets, beginning of year $1,291,828 $1,238,941 $2,530,769Net Assets, end of year $2,553,307 $532,485 $3,085,792

*Cash reserve budgeted for year-end to cover training and equipment costs in the first quarter 2012, before partner support (fee-for-service) revenue is available.

2011 Board of DirectorsJohn Velin, Chair Retired Executive Director, LCCMR

Robby Callahan Schreiber, First Vice Chair Youth Program Manager, Science Museum of Minnesota

John Lilly, Second Vice Chair Retired Manager, DNR Parks and Recreation

Barbara Sommer, Secretary Oral Historian and Author

Jer Jian Koh, Treasurer CPA and CIA, Boyum & Barenscheer PLLP

Paul Bergstrom Civil Engineering Student, University of Minnesota

Neil Cunningham Technical Editor, MN DNR County Geologic Atlas Program

Monty Dehn Retired Hennepin County Deputy Sheriff CCC alumnus

David Hile Retired Hennepin County Law Enforcement Professional

Anna Kucera Marketing and Public Relations Director, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest Chapter

Michael Nevala Principal Environmental Scientist, Metropolitan Council

Mark Skeie Founder, Mapping Your Retirement

Janet Timmerman Education Program Coordinator, History Center of Olmsted County

Minnesota financial statementStatement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets, Year Ended December 31, 2011

2011 REVENUE

2011 EXPENSES

60%PARTNER SUPPORT

(fee-for-service)

69%YOUNG ADULT FIELD

PROGRAMS

12%AMERICORPS

7%ARRA

8%BWSR

2%CHARITABLE

GIFTS

4%STATE GEN OP FUNDS

7%STATE NATURAL

RESOURCE FUND

1%FUNDRAISING

6%MANAGEMENT

& GENERAL

14%YOUTH

PROGRAMS

10%SINGLE

PLACEMENT PROGRAMS

Iowa report

FederalCorporation for National &

Community ServiceNational Park ServiceU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

StateIowa DNRSouth Dakota DNR

Local GovernmentBlackhawk County Conservation

BoardCity of Ames Hardin County Conservation BoardLinn CountyMitchell County Conservation Board

Pottawattamie County Conservation Board

Story County Conservation BoardWoodbury County Conservation

Board

NonprofitFood at FirstHabitat for HumanityIowa Natural Heritage FoundationJohnson County Heritage TrustYMCA

Project Partners

Conservation Corps Iowa crews conduct prescribed burns, remove invasive species and build trails for local, state and federal agencies and nonprofits such as the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. In 2011, corps members not only used their skills for natural resource projects, they contributed 3,790 hours of disaster response.

Highlights of 2011 accomplishments include:

• Building an 800-foot raised boardwalk bridge over a floodplain, in partnership with the Mitchell County Conservation Board (see feature lower right).

• Conducting prescribed burns on more than 400 acres throughout Iowa to restore native prairies.

• Deploying crews to lead 8,524 volunteers in 37,541 hours of recovery work after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo. Crews were recognized for their efforts on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Crews build bridge on Wapsi Great Western TrailField crews from Iowa and Minnesota constructed a boardwalk bridge in McIntire, Iowa that connects two sections of the Wapsi Great Western Trail. The 800-foot elevated boardwalk traverses a floodplain leading to a steel truss bridge that spans the Wapsipinicon River. Three crews partnered with the Mitchell County Conservation Board on the month-long effort.

Conservation Corps Iowa 2011 accomplishment highlightsBoardwalk, bridges & other trail features — 115 feetBoundary work & signing — 550 hours Campsite establishment & maintenance — 2 sitesConstruction & carpentry — 20 hoursDebris removal — 200 poundsDock & pier construction — 71 feetEmergency response & recovery (Joplin, MO) — 3,790 hoursErosion control & slope stabilization — 230 square feetGIS/GPS data & mapping — 110 hoursInvasive species management — 1,029 acresMotorized & non-motorized trail construction — 7,180 feetMotorized & non-motorized trail improvement — 2,004 feetNatural resource facility maintenance — 153 hoursPlanting — 770 trees & plantsPrescribed burning — 426 acresPublic access maintenance — 461 hoursRiver obstruction removal — 1 mileSeed collection & other nursery activities — 746 hoursSeeding — 50 square feetSurveys & data collection — 56 hoursVegetation removal — 193 acresWildlife structure construction — 10 structures

2011 leadership development• 17 young adults enrolled in AmeriCorps field crews• Corps members received 4,212 hours of technical skills &

personal development training• 8,524 volunteers contributed 37,541 hours of work• Engaged 35 citizens in 175 hours of outreach &

environmental education

Support & Revenue

Support AmeriCorps Grant $199,547RevenuePartner Support $262,353Total Support and Revenue $461,900

ExpensesIowa Program ServicesYoung Adult Program $426,395Management & General $20,842Total Expenses $447,237

Iowa financial statementStatement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets, Year Ended December 31, 2011

2011 EXPENSES

95%YOUNG ADULT

PROGRAM

5%MANAGEMENT

& GENERAL

2011 REVENUE

57%PARTNER SUPPORT

(fee-for-service)

43%AMERICORPS

Foundation | organizational $25,000+Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen

FoundationF. R. Bigelow FoundationThe Saint Paul Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999The Donaldson FoundationLloyd K. Johnson FoundationCarl and Verna Schmidt Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999McNeely FoundationPentair FoundationAndersen Corporate FoundationBest Buy Children’s FoundationBetty A. Lewis University

Environmental Charitable TrustERM Foundation - North AmericaREISmartWool Advocacy Fund Xcel Energy Foundation

Up to $5,000Carlson Family FoundationSaint Paul Garden ClubThe Lillian Wright and C. Emil

Berglund Foundation

Matching giftsAmeripriseTravelers Foundation

Stewards Circle ($150+)

Donors

Individual$75-149Anonymous (2) Gordon AlexanderJustin BakkenPaul BergstromFrank BonifacioLou Ann & Pete BoserCarissa ButlerNelly DevaultNina EaginStephen EdwardsMavis FisherMiriam GieskeLinda HachfeldRalph & Mary HalbertCharles KippleyJohn LillyRichard LoeCandice McElroyHeather McElroyRoni McKennaBrian MillerMaxine MillerCari MorganYee MouaCarey SmithThomas StoneTimothy TrostSusan VentoMegan Wylie

Up to $75Anonymous (3) James AdkinsonJessica AlbertKaren AmundsenWaneta AndersonEric AntonsonJanet AschemanLarry & Kathy BeckerErin BennettRandy & Marcia

BrennanLuke ButlerRobby Callahan-

SchreiberLinda CampbellLisa CassioppiGary & Jane ClementsJessica CoulterJessica CulverhouseNeil CunninghamTheresa CustodioJeff DalenMargaret DavisJohn DeganTJ DenawayMichelle DiersenKeith DoaneAmber ElleringHollis EmeryBecky Falkum MacumbeTiffany FornerGary HallGreg Hall

Harley HansonTim HanzlikPeter HarkDorian HasselmannTyler HesseltineBecky HoudekBrian HubbardMathew JansenAnna JeffersonAimee JeffersonAlda JensenJames JensenTim Johnson-GrassDan KnuthAnna & Jacob KuceraConnie LanphearAnna LipengaMarvin MagnusonGreg MercilSarah MorelliMark MywurtzGina NappiKaren NelsonMargaret Louise NuppJohn & Elaine ObingerJeremy & Sarah

OestmannElaine OlsonSara Otterson GroverCaleb PapenhausenJames PirklJames PittengerThea PorischAllison Quinn

Thanks to SmartWool, corps members stayed cool as they worked up a sweat. The SmartWool Advocacy Fund contributed 445 pairs of high-quality socks for all corps members and staff and donated more than $1,500 for our youth programs.

Our end-of-year appeal, Carry On The Corps, engaged alumni from the six eras of our organization’s history. The campaign included direct mail, video, email and social media to connect supporters to our mission.

Thomson ReutersHarvey RichartNikki RinehartMike RobergTimothy RobinsonMegan RoyerChristina ScholbergCindy ScylerDrew SeefeldtChris SeversonLuke SharmanJoan SharpeChristian ShifferMark & Janet SkeieMatt SkogenNicole SkurichWendy SkurichKathleen SpencerJohn StelznerBeth StelznerScott StelznerAshton StenbergPatty StupcaRichard ThomasMary ThorntonKathy TingelstadGenevieve TowersJustin TowersChris VanecekLauren VilenMary Lou WilmBeverly WolfeBruce YoungquistRyan Zyvoloski

Anonymous (1) Jim AntonsonPeter BonkKatie BrettingenCharissa BrudnakDan FunkCindy Green & Dave DornRobert & Ramona HessDave & Mary HileAnthony IndelicatoAlyson JohnsonPhyllis KahnJerJian KohCarol McElroyErika Mork

Michael & Beth NevalaBarbara & Neil NormandinLen & Stephanie PriceCaleb ReschAdrian SchottroffJane SchugMichael ShoafstallBarbara W. SommerDenise & Gary StelznerSteve StruthersJohn VelinSteve WoodsErik Wrede & Maria

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Conservation Corps provides hands-on environmental stewardship and

service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation,

natural resource management and emergency response work.