Volunteer Events

Volunteer Events
Partner event: Cleaning the Mississippi River

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July 31, 2026
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Partner event: Bumble bee field day

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June 17, 2026
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Plant native plant species at St. Paul Park's Riverside Park [WAITLIST]

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June 15, 2026
Volunteer to pull invasive plants at St. Paul Park's Riverside Park! Read more
An adult and a child crouch down to dig a hole for planting
Tend a prairie at Hastings River Flats Park [WAITLIST]

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June 10, 2026
Join us to tend a restored prairie at an ecological treasure just above the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. Read more
Wildflowers at Hastings River Flats Park
Craft night with FMR staff and board

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April 30, 2026
Join a handful of Friends of the Mississippi River staff and board members for a relaxed craft night. Read more
Yarn
Partner event: Earth Day rally in the rotunda

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April 2, 2026
Join us in the capitol to advocate for clean water and environmental justice this Earth Day. Read more
People fill the Capitol rotunda
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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March 2, 2026
Five ways you can steward and advocate for the river this Earth Day! Read more
Volunteers with bags stand by river

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Upcoming Events

Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs [WAITLIST]
Thursday, August 20, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights
Keep 'em Clean: Stencil St. Paul storm drains with FMR
August 13 through October 31, 2026
Throughout St. Paul
'We Are the River' documentary
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
TPT, Twin Cities PBS

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