Volunteer Events

Volunteer Events
Brown-Bag Lunch: Reconnecting North Mpls to the Mighty Mississippi

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As more North Minneapolis riverfront is slated to become parkland, it's important to ensure that new parks and trails are truly accessible to Northside residents. To do this, connections between the community and the riverfront parkland (such as the Broadway bridge over I-94, pictured above) must be improved.

FMR has been working with a researcher from CURA to study Northsiders’ barriers to river access as well as possible ways to overcome them. Join us for a brown-bag lunch featuring a presentation of our findings and discussion about the barriers and opportunities to reconnect North Minneapolis neighborhoods and the Mississippi River.

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The desolate and congested West Broadway bridge over I-94 looking towards the Mississippi River
Swing Bridge Park: Our newest restoration & volunteer site

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This unique location blends historic renovation with ecological restoration along today's working river. Learn more about its history, ecology and our first public volunteer event at this riverfront site, Saturday, June 4.

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Swing Bridge Park entrance
Tend a rare prairie at Hastings Sand Coulee [WAITLIST]

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Join FMR to tend a rare dry prairie in Dakota County! Read more
A volunteer tends a prairie

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 8, 2026 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Cherokee Regional Park, West Side, St. Paul
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
River Oaks Park, Cottage Grove
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Cargill Building, University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus