The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Dan Muller of Sumner to serve as a Community Leader and AmeriCorps volunteer for a 45-week, 1700-hour term of national service.

It also welcomed back Shawn Levesque of Lewiston to serve as a Community Leader and AmeriCorps national service member for a 45-week, 1700-hour term of national service.

The MCC conducts conservation projects throughout the state of Maine, including extensive recreational trail construction and rehabilitation.

Muller is a 1982 graduate of North Kingstown High School and a 1992 graduate of the University of Rhode Island where he received a bachelor’s degree in human services. Muller is a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1982-84 as a heavy anti-armor weapons infantryman.

Levesque is the son of Gerard and Deborah Levesque, also of Lewiston. Levesque previously served as a field team member with MCC in 2014. He is a 1995 graduate of Lewiston High School and attends the University of Southern Maine, majoring in leadership and organizational studies. Levesque served in the U.S. Army as an armored reconnaissance specialist for three years stationed in Fort Hood, Texas.

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Walt Whitcomb highlighted the important work that the MCC does on behalf of Maine citizens. “As part of the DACF, the MCC’s four-fold mission is to accomplish conservation projects, create conservation employment, provide conservation education and engage conservation volunteers,” said Whitcomb. “Since 1983, MCC-supported projects have helped build the infrastructure that so many Maine citizens enjoy in our parks and public places.”

More information about the Maine Conservation Corps can be found at the www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc website.