Measuring groundwater from afar

On Thursday, Sept. 18, Jay Famiglietti, a University of California Irvine professor, will give a fascinating lecture on measuring declines in groundwater around the world through data collected by orbiting... Read more »

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Remnant Bluff Prairie Restoration

Just southeast of River Oaks Golf Course lies a riverfront bluff with stunning views and a special remnant bedrock bluff prairie. Unfortunately, this city park, River Oaks, is also home... Read more »

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Oak Savanna Buckthorn Removal

Join Mississippi River Gorge Stewards volunteers to help remove invasive brush, including European buckthorn — the invasive woody species that degrades our local native plant communities and wildlife habitat —... Read more »

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Seed Collection in the Sand Coulee/Rare Prairie

Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area Glacier Way, Hastings, MN

After a brief training, volunteers will help collect much-needed native prairie seed while enjoying this rare example of a sand-gravel prairie in full fall bloom. Volunteers will work with FMR... Read more »

Bust Buckthorn in Tunnel Valley

Centered around one of the most impressive landscape features in southern Washington County, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park totals nearly 600 acres. The ravine for which it is named is... Read more »

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