The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Mikayla Peaslee, of Waterville, to serve as a field team member and AmeriCorps national service member for a three-month, 450-hour term of national service. Peaslee is the daughter of Philip Peaslee and Terri Buckingham, also of Waterville.

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

Peaslee is a 2013 graduate of Winslow High School and is attending Unity College, majoring in wildlife and fisheries management.

For more information about the Maine Conservation Corps, visit www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc website.