Volunteer Events

Volunteer Events
Help track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project

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Join FMR and 5 Gyres to track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project. Read more
Volunteers pick up litter in the Mississippi River Gorge
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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Join us for the annual Earth Day cleanup, or get outside with FMR this spring to steward the river! Read more
A family of volunteers at the 2022 Earth Day cleanup
National Public Lands Day event: Collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

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Celebrate National Public Lands Day and collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park! Read more
Volunteers collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park
Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs

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Join us to lop invasive buckthorn at one of the largest, most diverse ecosystems left in the metro area! Read more
Plant trees near the Mississippi River Gorge Sand Flats [FULL]

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Volunteers work in the beautiful Mississippi River Gorge to plant native floodplain trees that will provide better habitat for the wildlife that make the river gorge their home! Read more
Planting in the sand flats
LGBTQIA2S+ Pride demonstration box tending on Nicollet Island

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Tend demonstration boxes and pull invasives at Nicollet Island! Read more
Volunteer tends planter box on Nicollet Island
Pull garlic mustard at Camel's Hump [FULL]

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Volunteer to pull garlic mustard at Camel's Hump Park! Read more
Volunteers planting wildflowers at Camel's Hump Park in 2021

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Upcoming Events

Apply now for spring through summer program
Sites in Elk River, Hastings or Inver Grove Heights
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Hampton Woods Wildlife Management Area
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Riverside Park, St. Paul Park