Our River Campaign:
It all starts here
At the heart of this new campaign is the vision of a healthy Mississippi River.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Partner event — Spirit of Water: A Celebration with Mississippi River | Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul |
| Our River summer event: Dinner on the Farm [FULL] | Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 5:00pm to 8:30pm | Gibbs Farm, St. Paul |
| Plants, pollinators and pints: Native plant gardening with nature educator Angie Hong | Tuesday, August 5 OR Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm | Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis |
| Stencil storm drains for the river | April through October | St. Paul |
| Help track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project | Now through December 31, 2025 | Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area, Twin Cities metro |
| Tend the prairie at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA [FULL] | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights |
| Paddle, restore and learn from Otsego to William H. Houlton Conservation Area [WAITLIST] | Saturday, August 16, 2025 - 8:30am to 4:00pm | William H. Houlton Conservation Area, Elk River |
| Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs | Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights |
| Educators: Bring FMR to your students | This school year | In your classroom or outside |
| Paddle, restore and learn in the Minneapolis River Gorge [WAITLIST] | Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 8:30am to 4:30pm | Mississippi River Gorge, Minneapolis and St. Paul |
| Our River fall event: Meander on the Mississippi | Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 10:30am to 1:00pm OR 2:30pm to 5:00pm | Magnolia Blossom Paddle Boat, St. Paul |
| Lop sumac at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, Cottage Grove |
| Pine Bend Bluffs brush haul + lunch | Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 9:00am to 12:00pm | Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights |
| Collect native seed at Hastings Sand Coulee SNA | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm | Hastings Sand Coulee SNA, Hastings |
| Partner event: Alebrijes — Keepers of the Island Exhibit | Now through October 26, 2025, dawn to 11 p.m. | Raspberry Island, St. Paul |
| Our River winter event: Art for the River | Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm | F-O-K Studios, St. Paul |
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