Event: Clean Water Action Movie Night: STINK!Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016Time: 6:30 doors open, 7:00-9:00 movie with short panel afterLocation: Pepito's Parkway TheaterDescription: STINK! opens with a foul smell and a pair of kids pajamas. And a single father trying to find out what that smell could possibly be. But instead of getting a straight... Read more »
Purchase pollinator-safe native plants at Landscape Revival. Native growers participating in the sale do not use systemic pesticides.The Landscape Revival — Native Plant Expo and Market offers gardeners one convenient location to shop for Minnesota native plants from 12 local native growers and learn how to use the plants from conservation organizations. The goal of... Read more »
zeit·geist (ˈtsītˌɡīst,ˈzītˌɡīst/) – the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. What better place to gather for a night of film, community, and live climate storytelling than Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts Cafe? Join Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy to explore place-based impacts,... Read more »
When: Wednesday, June 15, 7:00-8:30 AM Where: Town and Country Club, 300 N Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55104Cost: $30 Fresh Energy members/Government employees/Students, $45 General admission*Early Bird tickets available for $10 off through May 31. Registration will be open through Thursday,... Read more »
Help tend an interpretive native prairie planted in recent years by volunteers at Crosby Farm Regional Park!The three-acre demonstration prairie includes 1,000 native prairie plants and species markers to educate and inform visitors. Volunteers will help weed, remove invasive species and otherwise care for the planting and the surrounding areas, all under the care and guidance of FMR and... Read more »
A major tributary of the Mississippi River and the inspiration for our Vermillion Stewards program, this river is a rare trophy trout stream, helping residents learn about the watershed while working to protect and enhance its unique natural resources.Volunteers would be working with FMR Lead Ecologist Karen Schik and Stewardship Events Coordinator Adam Flett to help remove weeds... Read more »
On Monday, June 20 from 5:30-7pm, Congressman Ellison will gather leaders working on air pollution to discuss equitable air. The panel will include Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commission John Linc Stine and Minneapolis Commission of Health Gretchen Musicant, as well as organizers working on environmental justice. There will be a large amount of time dedicated to... Read more »
Macalester College, St. Paul, MNRegistration $15026 Clock Hours2 Graduate Credits available (fee)Summer Institute for Climate Change Education 2016 will focus on resources and training to integrate the Next Generation Science Standards into your classroom, which for the first time include climate change. Resources will include our newest middle school curriculum, Next Generation Climate. This curriculum... Read more »
Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) at Indian Mounds Park on Tuesday, June 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to tend native plants along the bluff prairie previously installed by other Indian Mounds Park stewards.By removing invasive species and assisting with other tending tasks, volunteers will help the plants make... Read more »
Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) at the Sand Coulee SNA on Thursday, June 23 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to identify and help halt the spread of cow vetch and spotted knapweed, encroaching plants deemed by the Department of Natural Resources as a threat to the health of this... Read more »
Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) at Hastings area parks on Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. to install pollinator patches at two locations in Hastings, Vermillion Falls Park and CP Adams.Both of these sites will greatly benefit from the addition of these pollinator patches that will provide... Read more »
Access to safe and reliable drinking water is something that’s easy to take for granted, but is Minnesota’s water infrastructure up to the task? The state faces an estimated $7.4 billion in drinking water infrastructure costs over the next twenty years – with water system needs outpacing available funding for repairs and upgrades.Join Environmental Initiative... Read more »
Zero Waste Fair FlyerCongressman Keith Ellison is hosting a Zero Waste Fair. Come learn about the movement to end garbage and find out how to better recycle and compost. In case of rain the meeting will be at Minneapolis Urban League:2100 Plymouth Avenue North, MinneapolisPlease call 612-522-1212 or email Nicky.Leingag@mail.house.gov with questions or requests.
What's one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel. Join us on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm for our popular rain barrel workshop where we’ll discuss the watershed-friendly benefits of rain barrels in more detail, then review how to build, incorporate, install... Read more »
Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) at the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA on Thursday, June 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to help remove sumac, a shrubby tree that would otherwise overtake this vital habitat. Home to a rare dry prairie, this area provides essential native bee, butterfly and wildlife... Read more »