Collect native seed at Hastings Sand Coulee SNA
Join FMR to gather native prairie seed in the rare dry prairie at the Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area (SNA). Fourteen rare plant and animal species call the coulee home. The deeply rooted prairie plants also help filter pollutants from runoff water before it can enter the nearby Vermillion and Mississippi rivers.
After a brief introduction and training, volunteers will collect native seeds for use in additional habitat restoration, enhancing FMR's ability to restore native plants to this site and increase biodiversity.
Accessibility
Hastings Sand Coulee SNA is a native prairie with no walking trails. To get to our work area, we'll hike about 10 minutes down a somewhat steep hill along an unmaintained paved and dirt trail. Seed collection will take place at the bottom of the hill amidst tall and short prairie plants off the trail in remnant prairie on relatively level ground. Poison ivy is present at the site. We recommend wearing long pants and boots.
The closest bathroom facility is a gas station about one mile up the road. Please plan accordingly.
Ready to register?
Please complete the form below to sign up. If you have questions or concerns, contact volunteer@fmr.org or 651.477.0925.
If you're under 18 and interested in volunteering without the company of your parent or guardian, please take a moment and have them fill out this brief minor permission form.
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Thank you to our partners and funders: Hastings United Way, Laura Jane Musser Fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and the Outdoor Heritage Fund (funded by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment).