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An AmeriCorps member with Bur Oak Land Trust cleans up a wooded area.
Photo courtesy of Bur Oak Land Trust
Across Iowa, funding cuts to the national service agency AmeriCorps ordered earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency are leaving gaps in nature conservation, youth education and community outreach programming. The cuts have eroded trust with the young people who sign up with AmeriCorps to serve their communities.

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