Events & Activities

FMR hosts and partners on all kinds of river-related events — advocacy opportunities, educational workshops, celebrations, ways to support our work and volunteer events.

Volunteers join us for cleanups, hauls, pulls and plantings throughout the Twin Cities metro area. No experience is required, but we often require registration on the event pages below. Contact volunteer@fmr.org for more information about events nearest you. Most events take place on Dakota homelands.

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Event Title Date / Time Location
Join us at the annual river gorge Earth Day cleanup Saturday, April 19, 2025 - 9:30am to 12:00pm West River Parkway and 36th Street/44th Street, Minneapolis
Art and Science on the River: Carp Workshop Saturday, April 19, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm MWMO, Northeast Minneapolis riverfront
One Day, One Earth, One Minnesota April 8 through April 22, 2025 Online
Help track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area, Twin Cities metro
Monitor monarchs with FMR's Pollinator Evaluation Program [FULL for 2025] Apply now for spring through summer program Sites in Elk River, Hastings or Inver Grove Heights
Pull garlic mustard at Hampton Woods Wildlife Management Area [FULL] Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm Hampton Woods Wildlife Management Area
Pledge to Pull invasive plants at St. Paul Park's Riverside Park [FULL] Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Riverside Park, St. Paul Park
Pull garlic mustard at the river gorge sand flats [FULL] Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Mississippi River Gorge sand flats, Minneapolis
Tend the oak woodlands at the Hastings Sand Coulee SNA Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area
Partner event: Eco Fair on Summit Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm House of Hope Church, St. Paul
Pull invasive plants on Nicollet Island [FULL] Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 9:00am to 11:00am Nicollet Island, Minneapolis
Educators: Bring FMR to your students This school year In your classroom or outside
Pledge to pull garlic mustard at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA [FULL] Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights
Pick your project: Pledge to Pull garlic mustard or critical cut buckthorn at Crosby Farm Park [FULL] Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul
Pull garlic mustard at Vermillion River Linear Park [FULL] Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Vermillion River Linear Park, Hastings
Stencil storm drains for the river April through October St. Paul
Our River spring event: Music in the Prairie with The Cactus Blossoms Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 2:30pm to 6:00pm North 20 Brewing, Rosemount
Call for Artists — Our River: Mississippi Muse Apply by June 1, 2025 F-O-K Creatives gallery near Harriet Island in St. Paul
Help plant a pollinator garden at Hastings' Southwest Park Ponding Basin Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Southwest Park Ponding Basin, Hastings
Pull garlic mustard at Camel's Hump Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Camel's Hump Park and Open Space, Cottage Grove

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