On a misty June morning, eight Huron Pines AmeriCorps arrived at the DNR’s Ralph A. MacMullan Center in Roscommon to start a two-day elective training to pursue certification as Level 1 kayaking instructors with the American Canoe Association. … More Huron Pines AmeriCorps: Elective Training Nets 8 New Kayak Instructors
DNR forester Doug Tyran spent two weeks in August battling wildfires a thousand miles away from home in the Canadian backcountry. Tyran served with the DNR during his 2016 Huron Pines AmeriCorps service term. … More Launching Careers in Conservation with Huron Pines AmeriCorps
Over 100 volunteers came together at Vanderbilt Area School on May 21 for a Day of Service to enhance the school grounds and school forest through landscaping, tree planting and trail building. Each spring the Huron Pines AmeriCorps program leads a day of service for AmeriCorps members from across the region to come together to support a community project. … More Huron Pines Leads Day of Service to Spruce up Vanderbilt School Forest
On the morning of Sept 25, 2020, a dozen Huron Pines AmeriCorps members gathered for a day of service to assist The Little Forks Conservancy after devastating flooding caused by dam failures in May destroyed trails and scattered debris throughout the conservancy’s Forestview Natural Area. … More Huron Pines AmeriCorps Lends Helping Hands in Midland
Applications are currently being accepted for half-term positions with Huron Pines AmeriCorps at host sites in Grayling, Roscommon and Traverse City. These are 40 hour a week positions for half of a traditional Huron Pines AmeriCorps service term and run from May 12 through Oct 29, 2021. … More Apply Now for Huron Pines AmeriCorps Half-Term Positions
This is the fourth and final in a series of conversations with our 2020 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members. We talk highlights, takeaways, and what their average days have been like in a not-so-average service year. Ever drawn to water, Nick Theisen relished the days he spent monitoring the quality of Northern Michigan streams by collecting and identifying aquatic insects. … More Q&A with Huron Pines AmeriCorps Member Nicolas Theisen
This is the third in a series of conversations with our 2020 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members. We talk highlights, takeaways, and what their average days have been like in a not-so-average service year. Jen Klemm said adapting her in-person educational programs for an online format — and having it warmly received by participants — was an empowering experience. … More Q&A with Huron Pines AmeriCorps member Jen Klemm
This is the second in a series of conversations with some of our 2020 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members sharing highlights and takeaways from their service. Joe Dewan found his most rewarding day on the banks of the Red Cedar River, his home stream, clearing it of trash with the help of volunteers. … More Q&A with Huron Pines AmeriCorps Member Joe Dewan
This is the first in a series of conversations with some of our 2020 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members sharing highlights and takeaways from their service. For Shelby Cain, this has meant shifting her service year around both a pandemic and a 500-year flood event impacting her Midland host site. … More Q&A with Huron Pines AmeriCorps Member Shelby Cain
The Huron Pines AmeriCorps program has been developing leaders in conservation since 2007. We’ve come a long way over the last decade, from 9 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members in our first year to 30 members at host sites across the state in 2017, and our efforts and growth have not gone unnoticed. In 2015, we … More Huron Pines AmeriCorps: Celebrating a Decade of Service