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FMR hosts public cleanups, hauls, pulls or plantings throughout the Twin Cities metro-area annually. No experience is required.
Most events take place on Dakota homelands.
Contact volunteer@fmr.org for more information about events nearest you. To receive the complete FMR event calendar in your inbox twice monthly, sign up for Mississippi Messages.
Event Title | Date / Time | Location |
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Tend the prairie at the Pine Bend Bluffs SNA [FULL] | Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights |
Ford Area C walking tours | Three options: August 15, September 17, October 5, 2024 | Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul |
Lop sumac at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA [FULL] | Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, Cottage Grove |
Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs [FULL] | Thursday, August 22, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights |
Orvis Giveback Days | Giveback Days, Aug 30 - Sept 30 | Orvis – Miracle Mile, St. Louis Park |
Partner event: "Great River" book launch with Boyce Upholt & John Anfinson | Friday, August 30, 2024 - 6:00pm | Milkweed Books, Downtown Minneapolis |
Stencil storm drains for the river | Flexible! Now through mid-October | St. Paul |
An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River | Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 6:00pm | Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis |
Pine Bend Bluffs brush haul + lunch | Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property |
Oak woodland brush haul + lunch | Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm | 3M's oak woodlands, Cottage Grove |
Educators: Bring FMR to your students | This school year | In your classroom or outside |
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