Tend the rare prairie at Sand Coulee SNA @ Sand Coulee Scientific & Natural Area (SNA)

Jun 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: FMR Friends of the Mississippi River Hastings Sand Coulee SNA sand coulee SNA

Pull invasive species at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA @ Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area (SNA)

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Jul 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: FMR Friends of the Mississippi River Pine Bend SNA

Make & Take Rain Barrel Workshop @ Dakota County Fairgrounds

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Aug 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

It’s easy, make and take a rain barrel.

What’s one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel.

The workshop will begin with a presentation on how home lawn and garden practices impact our waters and how we can make a difference. Next, we’ll discuss the watershed-friendly benefits of rain barrels in more detail, then review how to build, incorporate, install and maintain them.

With guidance from Friends of the Mississippi River staff, participants will then build their very own rain barrel to take home following the workshop. Participants will receive the necessary parts ($35 per kit) and be guided through the process of converting used syrup barrels from Great Lakes Coca-Cola of Eagan, into a rain barrel to take home and install.

Categories: Events Workshop Tags: Farmington FMR Friends of the Mississippi River lawn and garden rain barrel

VRWJPO at Party in the Park, Hastings @ Levee Park Rotary Pavilion

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Jul 12 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

VRWJPO at Party in the Park, Hastings Levee Park Rotary Pavilion

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: Hastings Environmental Protectors Parks

Collect native seeds at Linear Park @ Vermillion River Linear Park, Hastings

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Sep 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Collect seeds at Vermillion River Linear Park

Collect and distribute native seed at Vermillion River Linear Park, a beautiful 60-acre park that’s part of a corridor of green space that runs through the heart of Hastings. Your contribution will mean a healthy, diverse array of plants are ready to grow next spring.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: FMR Hastings native plants planting for clean water

Haul and stack buckthorn at Vermillion Falls @ Vermillion Falls Park, Hastings

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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.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: buckthorn removal FMR Hastings Parks Vermillion Stewards

A Confluence of Stewards @ Capitol Region Watershed District

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Oct 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Confluence of Stewards

Join us for an open house celebrating of the work of Minnesota Water Steward volunteers!

Newly certified Stewards, seasoned Stewards, program partners, and supporters are all welcome!

Come explore the capstone projects of graduating stewards, share your own projects, network with your fellow Stewards, and spend the evening in the good company of others working to improve the health of our waters. This is a fun and casual event with speakers, best management practice tours, and a food truck, all to celebrate Stewards and their efforts.

This event is free, but capacity is somewhat limited so please RSVP on the Freshwater website.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer