Volunteer Events

Thank you, volunteers! Plus, the best photos from our 2016 event season

by Amy Kilgore

December 9, 2016

The number of Twin Citians passionate about the Mississippi River never ceases to amaze us. In 2016, over 3,700 people pitched in at 98 FMR volunteer events. It was an honor to work with each of you.

Whether you spent a couple of hours picking up trash with us on Earth Day, hauled brush on a Saturday morning, took the "pledge to pull" this spring, or earned full FMR SuperVolunteer status participating in several events throughout the year, thank you!

And please enjoy a few of our favorite photos from the 2016 event season.

Volunteers planting native shrubs along the River Gorge

A writhing mass of … Indiangrass seed?

by Karen Schik

October 7, 2016

When things move that shouldn’t it’s a cause for investigation. The self-seeding motions of a pile of volunteer-gathered Indiangrass seed caught this FMR ecologist by surprise.

September 6, 2016

Cut & haul buckthorn at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA [FULL]

September 1, 2016

Volunteer with lopper and buckthorn in hand

Make & Take Rain Barrel Workshop - Just $35! [FULL]

August 24, 2016

Workday in the woodlands [FULL]

August 17, 2016

Volunteer stacking brush removed from the Mississippi River Gorge

Help restore Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area, brush haul + celebration [FULL]

August 10, 2016

Join Friends of the Mississippi River, Flint Hills Resources and Great River Greening as we return to the Flint Hills property within the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area along the Mississippi River — one of the largest and most diverse native ecosystems left in the metro area. The site is only accessible to the public for special occasions such as this annual restoration and celebration event on Saturday, October 15, 9 a.m.-noon.

To complete your registration for this event you must include your name, address and phone number for yourself and anyone in your party. Please note, participants must be 15 years of age or older. Registration will close on October 6th, 2016.

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