Fall brush removal at Ravine Park + lunch!
With 515 acres of hills and heavily wooded ravines, a small lake and a smattering of small prairies, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park features a beautifully diverse landscape. A glacial tunnel valley bisects the park, featuring 80- to 100-foot slopes home to a compelling array of vegetation and habitats. The ravine ends in a small lake where people enjoy fishing, birdwatching and picnics.
Lop buckthorn and honeysuckle at the newly protected River Heights Park [FULL]
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Prairie seed collection at the Hastings Sand Coulee SNA [FULL]
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Floodplain forest planting along Vermillion River's South Creek
Located in Farmington, South Creek helps feed the Vermillion River, a cold prairie river flowing through the heart of Dakota County. The Vermillion is an important Mississippi River tributary and is the only trophy brown trout stream in a metro area in the United States.
Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area brush haul + celebration [FULL]
Oak woodland brush haul + lunch!
Thanks to the support of local volunteers and a long-term partnership with 3M, FMR has had the privilege of helping to preserve and restore the oak woodlands at 3M's Cottage Grove facility near the Mississippi River. Former invasive species thickets are now home to wildflowers and wildlife, helping to connect adjacent natural areas and form part of a green corridor in southern Washington County.
Collect native prairie seed at Heritage Village Park [FULL]
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Lop sumac at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA [FULL]
Plant trees and shrubs in the river gorge [FULL]
Join FMR staff and volunteers working along the beautiful Mississippi River on the Minneapolis side of the river gorge. This event will take place in the sand flats - an area of riverside floodplain forest at the north end of FMR's 36th St. Oak Savanna restoration project.
Restore Farmington's Rambling River Park
Rambling River Park is a beautiful 76-acre park located in Farmington bordered on the south and east by the Vermillion River. The Vermillion River is a unique resource that flows through Scott, Dakota and Goodhue Counties. While providing vital wildlife habitat, scenic beauty and recreational opportunities such as kayaking and trout fishing, the Vermillion is also a major Mississippi River tributary and a portion of the water that feeds drinking water wells in Hastings.