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Trash Talking

We often think that throwing our old, moldy food into the trash the only option, but what if I told you it wasn’t? What if I told you...

Before beginning my term with Green Iowa AmeriCorps (GIA), I considered myself an environmentally conscious person. I use canvas...

The Fourth of July is a day to celebrate the USA- from barbeques and fireworks to apple pie and camping, there’s so many fun ways to...

Over the course of our term, the Des Moines team has developed many new community partners and maintained relationships with existing...

Let’s think back to the year 1970. Or rather, let’s think about what 1970 was all about in the United States. It was the year the...

Last week, all across the country, AmeriCorps members gathered to celebrate and participate in a week long of recognition known as...

If you’re anything like me, you have a stockpile of plastic bags in a closet or the trunk of your car because you always forget to take them

On the morning of May 20, 1971, the Mississippi River’s water levels swelled out if its banks near Dubuque, Iowa. At the landfill located...

The AmeriCorps program was founded in 1994 as a part of the establishment of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Since...

Best Management Practices (BMP’s) used for storm water management include rain gardens, bioswales, vegetative roofs, native prairies,...