Date and Time: Tue, Jun 25, 2019  5:00 PM  - 9:00 PM  (Central) Add to Calendar Organized By: Sierra Club Location: Franklin Arts Center Auditorium, 1001 Kingwood Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 Map | Directions Event Organizers: Margaret Levin    margaret.levin@sierraclub.org The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is only holding ONE public meeting before they decide whether to remove (“de-list”) lower 48 gray... Read more »

Join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) staff and volunteers on June 25, from 6-8 pm for a worknight along the beautiful and rare oak savanna and woodlands located just off the main trail along the Minneapolis side of the river gorge. The savanna includes the highest quality plant communities remaining in the river gorge,... Read more »

What's one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel. For conservation and for pollution prevention, installing a rain barrel to collect and store rainwater for use on your lawn and gardens is a simple but powerful way to make a difference for the Mississippi River.... Read more »

With its tall grass and wildflowers, the Sand Coulee offers a different kind of beauty. With less than 1 percent of Minnesota native prairie remaining, this highly protected preserve is no less than an oasis in a desert of wildlife habitat –— 14 rare plant and animal species call the Coulee home. And with its... Read more »

Submissions are starting to roll in for our EYEWITNESS project (link to climateeyewitness.org). To help cultivate stories, we are offering a series of storytelling workshops to encourage you to discover your personal climate story and submit to the project. Our team will lead you through prompts, journaling, and share-out activities to uncover your experience with... Read more »

Submissions are starting to roll in for our EYEWITNESS project. To help cultivate stories, we are offering a series of storytelling workshops to encourage you to discover your personal climate story and submit to the project. Our team will lead you through prompts, journaling, and share-out activities to uncover your experience with climate change and how... Read more »

It’s not a race. It’s a heavenly little ride. From cities across Minnesota and neighboring states, each year 1,000 or more cyclists gather in St. Joseph to wend their way along quiet byways and rolling hills, savor treats at rest stops and relish the verdant summer morning. Join the tradition. Make this the year you ride... Read more »

Join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) on July 16 from 6-8 pm to help tend the volunteer-planted demonstration interpretive native prairie at Crosby Farm Regional Park! Crosby Farm Park is a natural oasis in the heart of the city, nestled at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. The three-acre demonstration prairie where... Read more »

Ever wondered how to use the scooters you see all over the Capitol Area? Come find out how with Capitol Area Commutes! Capitol Area Commutes is a partnership of State Agencies and non-profit stakeholders that seeks to improve mobility in and around the Capitol Area through innovative solutions and best practices in transportation demand management.... Read more »

Join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) on Thursday, July 18th, 6 to 8 p.m. to help protect Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area (SNA), an award-winning restoration site known for some of the best views of the Upper Mississippi River. Working with FMR staff and fellow volunteers we will remove invasive species currently... Read more »