Minnesota GreenCorps

Launched in 2009, Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide program to help preserve and protect Minnesota’s environment while training a new generation of environmental professionals. This program places AmeriCorps members with local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations around Minnesota, where they will serve for 11 months on focused environmental projects. The program is coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Minnesota GreenCorps is an AmeriCorps program. Funding is provided through a grant from ServeMinnesota and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

Highlights

Including the current program year, more than 75 AmeriCorps members have served with 46 organizations across the state. Former and current host site organizations include cities, counties, public schools, universities, watershed districts, and non-profit organizations.

Some results from the first two years of the program include:

• More than 20,000 community members engaged or educated by MN GreenCorps members
• 11-57 percent increase in recycling at participating schools
• 48,187 trees inventoried
• 397, 296 kWh avoided
• More than 90 green practices and technologies implemented by participating sites and partners

In the first two years of the program, our members have mobilized over 2,600 community volunteers on service projects around the state, including assistance with environmental fairs, community cleanups, waste sorts, tree inventory/citizen foresters, invasive species removal, tree plantings, gardening, rain garden building.

For more information

For more information, please contact the program coordinator, Stephanie Grayzeck Souter, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 651-757-2749.

www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps

Minnesota GreenCorps Video