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 »
Join us for an organizing meeting to get ready for the July 13th public input session on Twin Metals' mineral leases next to the Boundary Waters! We'll get you up to speed on the procedure if you want to testify, let you know about pre-hearing and post-hearing events, fill you in on volunteer opportunities at... Read more »
Join the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness to say "No Twin Metals, protect the BWCA."This public hearing is part of a input period on the Twin Metals sulfide mine proposal. Twin Metals seeks to renew two expired federal mineral leases for another 10 years. These leases are on the edge of the Boundary Waters... Read more »
Join for a presentation about climate change of today, where it is going, and what technologies are in development to help solve the carbon dioxide problem. Ph.D. student Hannah Rose from the ASU Center for Negative Carbon Emissions will give a 45 minute presentation, then open to questions from the audience. This event is open... Read more »