Sep
15
Thu
2022
Haul and stack buckthorn at Vermillion Falls @ Vermillion Falls Park, Hastings
Sep 15 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Haul and stack buckthorn at Vermillion Falls Park

Come for the beautiful waterfall and stay to join FMR staff and fellow volunteers in hauling previously cut buckthorn and honeysuckle. You’ll help us prepare the area for oak savanna restoration at this unique site.

Sep
20
Tue
2022
Outdoor Education Days @ Dakota County Fairgrounds
Sep 20 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sep
22
Thu
2022
Outdoor Education Days @ Dakota County Fairgrounds
Sep 22 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board Meeting @ Dakota County Extension & Conservation Center
Sep 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board Meeting

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Sep
27
Tue
2022
Outdoor Education Days @ Dakota County Fairgrounds
Sep 27 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sep
29
Thu
2022
Outdoor Education Days @ Dakota County Fairgrounds
Sep 29 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Oct
4
Tue
2022
Open House – Vermillion River Trout Regulations @ Hastings City Hall Community Room
Oct 4 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Input opportunities for proposed fishing regulations on Vermillion River

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to extend brown trout catch and release regulation to the entire Vermillion River to provide regulation consistency. A meeting about this proposal will take place at Hastings City Hall on Oct. 4.

Input can be easily submitted using an online survey (open through Oct. 17).

For additional details or to comment directly on the proposal, contact the area fisheries office via phone, email or mail. Comments on proposals will be accepted through Oct. 31. Any changes would take effect spring of 2023.

Please contact Jon Hansen at jon.hansen@state.mn.us (link sends email) or 651-259-5239 if you have questions about input opportunities or to submit general input. Input may also be mailed to Fishing regulations/Jon Hansen, Box 20, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155.

Oct
7
Fri
2022
Story Trail: We Are Water Protectors @ Vermillion Falls Park, Hastings
Oct 7 – Oct 9 all-day

Story Trail: We Are​ Water Protectors

Enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends and read from giant picture book pages displayed in the park. We are Water Protectors is a 2021 Caldecott Medal winner and No. 1 New York Times bestseller by Anishinaabe and Metis author Carole Lindstrom.

Vermillion Falls Park
215 21st St. E., Hastings
Oct. 7–9, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

Lebanon Hills Visitor Center
860 Cliff Road, Eagan
Oct. 13–16, 5 a.m.–10 p.m.

Thompson County Park
360 Butler Ave. E., West St Paul
Oct. 20–23, 5:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Spring Lake Park Reserve
8395 127th St. E., Hastings
Oct. 28–30, 5 a.m.–10 p.m.