Volunteer Events

Help track trash with the 2026 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project

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February 27, 2025

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

National Public Lands Day event: Collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

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September 9, 2024

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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June 11, 2024

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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August 8, 2023

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

Tend a restored oak savanna at Davis Farm Park [WAITLIST]

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May 25, 2023

Join us on a spring morning to help tend an oak savanna restoration at the beautiful Davis Farm Park, which is a new site for FMR along the Mississippi! Read more