Care for our MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOGETHER, and get to know people who
work or live downtown. Good for your community, good for your
environment, and good for you!You can help plant native PRAIRIE
FLOWERS AND GRASSES, clear invasive plants, and clean up our
RIVERFRONT PARKS, while learning about the area from National Park
Service rangers and MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMUNITY LEADERS.
The Minnesota Environmental Fund, your local giving partner with
Minnesota workplaces, is teaming up with Mississippi Park Connection
and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area to support this
volunteer experience for people who work or live downtown.
Arrive ready to work at 1:30 pm
* 1:30-1:40: Sign-in and introduction
* 1:40-3:15: Interpretation and Service activities: Plant, remove an
invasive plant and do a river clean-up
* 3:15-3:30: Closing and thank you
* 3:30-4:00: Walk across Stone Arch Bridge to local eagle nest with
two eaglets
Sign up, invite your work team to join you, and encourage your friends
to come, too!
Free event. Your donation to the Minnesota Environmental Fund helps
support this event and other workplace service opportunities.
Preparations: Gloves and bags are provided by the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board, which asks each participant to sign a waiver
before starting. Please wear warm clothing and close-toed shoes
appropriate for an outdoor activity on natural and uneven surfaces,
and bring water to drink.
Choose to help our environment. It adds up!
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