The Wisconservation Corps: About the Corps

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"I learned so much from being in the field with my sponsor. Concrete, valuable skills and knowledge as well as a truly inspiring taste of the drive and passion that goes into a career in this field. My sponsor and his crew members all took time to make my days in the field personally enriching and made me feel appreciated. I wish I could stay longer. "

- Wisconservation Corps Alumnus

The Wisconservation Corps is the Natural Resources Foundation's professional AmeriCorps program. Each year, the Foundation places 16 Wisconservation Corps members at non-profit and state agency offices around Wisconsin. Wisconservation Corps members work full or part-time positions in land management, education and outreach, volunteer coordination, and field research.  Current partners include the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources, the Nature Conservancy, the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, Milwaukee County Parks Department and others.

Wisconservation Corps members help manage over 100 State Natural Areas annually, by organizing work parties, recruiting volunteers, coordinating field trips, educating K-12 students, giving public presentations, monitoring and conducting plant and animal surveys, securing committed volunteers, organizing community events and publicizing the importance of our State Natural Areas. Our Wisconservation Corps members bring incredible energy, excitement and experience to the organizations for which they work; and, in turn, our program provides excellent professional experience.

The Foundation's Wisconservation Corps was developed in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy, to meet the near and long-term needs of Wisconsin's most precious natural resource areas, our State Natural Areas.

Below you can watch "The Wisconservation Corps Experience," a short video featuring our professional AmeriCorps program and its members.  See members at work and hear their stories along with testimonials from partner organizations.

Please contact Director of Lands and Wisconservation Corps Programs, W. David Clutter, at 608-264-8922 or warren.clutter@wisconsin.gov with any questions or comments about joining the Corps or becoming a sponsoring organization.  The Foundation also welcomes donations to help assure the viability of this important program. So, please consider supporting the Wisconservation Corps and help safeguard Wisconsin’s living libraries – our State Natural Areas.