Volunteer Events

3 paddling routes to try, inspired by our 'Paddle, restore and learn' series

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November 6, 2025

A trio of free FMR events combined paddling with education and restoration. From a primer on clean-water crops in a former soybean field-turned prairie to a fishing intro on an oxbow lake in Hastings, these outings weren't typical volunteer events. Read more

Kayaker volunteers with paddles on the river shore

Help track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project

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February 27, 2025

Join FMR and 5 Gyres to track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project. Read more

Volunteers pick up litter in the Mississippi River Gorge

Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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February 21, 2025

Join us for the annual Earth Day cleanup, or get outside with FMR this spring to steward the river! Read more

A family of volunteers at the 2022 Earth Day cleanup

National Public Lands Day event: Collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

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September 9, 2024

Celebrate National Public Lands Day and collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park! Read more

Volunteers collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs

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June 11, 2024

Join us to lop invasive buckthorn at one of the largest, most diverse ecosystems left in the metro area! Read more

Plant trees near the Mississippi River Gorge Sand Flats [FULL]

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August 8, 2023

Volunteers work in the beautiful Mississippi River Gorge to plant native floodplain trees that will provide better habitat for the wildlife that make the river gorge their home! Read more