LGBTQIA2S+ Pride demonstration box tending on Nicollet Island

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Nicollet Island, Minneapolis

Volunteer tends to demonstration boxes on Nicollet Island (Photo by Tamar Patterson for FMR)

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Join us for a special evening during Pride Month to come together and revitalize the planting demonstration boxes in the Nicollet Island prairie. FMR is leading a multi-year restoration of the natural areas on the north half of Nicollet Island in partnership with Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Hennepin County and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The restoration plan includes removal of invasive species, enhancement of degraded forest areas and the expansion of diverse grassland habitat, including two acres of native prairie where the demonstration boxes are located.

Together with the guidance of FMR staff, volunteers will dig in to tend to grasses and wildflowers which provide examples of native prairie plantings to park users. These plants provide ideas of what might create good habitat in their own neighborhoods.

This event is for those who self-identify as LGBTQIA2S+, or as allies of the queer community! No experience is needed however, registration is required and capacity is limited. All tools, gloves and training will be provided.

Accessibility

The worksite for this event is flat, with gravel trails leading to the demonstration boxes. Tending is a lower impact activity that can be done while sitting down or kneeling. FMR will provide a few kneeling pads.

Pants are recommended.

Ready to register?

Please use the form below to register for this event. If you have questions or concerns, you can contact the volunteer coordinator at 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.

Register for the LGBTQIA2S+ Pride demonstration box planting event!

Can't make it?

To receive notices of future volunteer events, contact FMR's volunteer coordinator at volunteer@fmr.org. Or, visit our Events Calendar for our most up-to-date listing of upcoming events. To receive a twice-a-month e-newsletter including all FMR activities and news, sign up for Mississippi Messages.

Thank you to our partners and funders: 

Hennepin County Good Stewards, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Friends of the Riverfront, Fair State Brewing, ExtremeTerrain's Clean Trail Project, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Nicollet Island-East Bank Neighborhood Association, BNSF, 3M, RBC Wealth Management and Xcel Energy.

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