Stewardship

Stewardship
Pull invasive plants on Nicollet Island [FULL]

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Volunteer to tend demonstration planter boxes and pull invasive plants at Nicollet Island. Read more
Volunteer pulls garlic mustard in Nicollet Island forest
Apply to be a 2024 ESI mentor for the summer

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ESI mentors with backgrounds in arts or sciences work with fellows during our eight-week summer program. Apply to be a mentor by May 3, 2024 using the form below. Read more
2021 ESI students with mentors
Rosemount Preserve garlic mustard pull [FULL]

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Volunteer to pull garlic mustard at the Rosemount Preserve! Read more
Join us at the annual river gorge Earth Day cleanup

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Join us for this annual tradition to pick up trash in the Mississippi River Gorge and celebrate Earth Day! Read more
Earth Day volunteers with their trash haul
What our volunteers and youth accomplished in 2022

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Thanks to 958 young river stewards and 1,926 volunteers for joining us to restore habitat, monitor water quality, stencil storm drains, clean up riverbanks and more this year. You made a difference for the river! Read more
Volunteers in front of sunset

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 10:30am to 1:00pm OR 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Magnolia Blossom Paddle Boat, St. Paul
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, Cottage Grove
Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights