Solar Honey Swirl: a new State Fair tradition featuring honey from Minnesota’s pollinator-friendly solar arrays. Recently featured by Martha Stewart and National Geographic, we are happy to feature the nation’s first harvest of Solar Honey in an ice cream—perfect for the Minnesota State Fair! It’s not a new floral varietal of honey—it’s a new process, identifying the fact that the honey has... Read more »
Renewing the Countryside is looking for volunteers for our Healthy Local Food Exhibit at this years MN State Fair! Each year we bring in chefs, local farmers and food makers, and work to get the word out about local food. All volunteers receive free admission to the Fair and an organic cotton, healthy food t-shirt. Plus you... Read more »
Join us as we head back to Ole Olson Park along the riverfront for a summer evening of planting and tending the native demonstration prairie garden. Located just off the bike trail the demonstration prairie is home to showy flowers and grasses will not only beautify the park but provide much-needed bee, butterfly and bird habitat. The plants also... Read more »
Join us at The Energy Fair, September 9th and 10th at Harriet Island Park in St. Paul. Admission is FREE to 80+ workshops and 60+ exhibits on sustainable living, community resilience, clean energy, and family friendly topics. Featuring keynote speaker Tara Houska of Honor the Earth, live music from the People Brothers Band, and more. Free... Read more »
PARTY WITH PURPOSE to protect our pollinators Proceeds go to Pollinator Friendly Alliance. Put your bee on and have an amazing good time. bands, beer, food trucks, games, prizes, art installations on a grand scale, performance, honey, live bees, Minnesota pollinator awards, pollinator science & advocacy, and special guests. TRAPPER SCHOEPP & THE SHADES JEFF... Read more »
Calling all Northsiders! Join your neighbors, elected officials, city and park board staff, and FMR to walk and talk about the future of Dowling between the Mighty Mississippi and Lyndale Avenue North in Minneapolis. This Dowling Avenue path to the river is currently the only direct route to the Upper Harbor Terminal, soon to be redeveloped to potentially feature a riverfront... Read more »
Think electric cars are expensive? Think again. Used electric cars are coming onto the market every day as current owners update to new models. Buying used allows you to enjoy the many benefits of driving electric—zero emissions and huge fuel and maintenance savings—with a very low purchase price. Register now for Fresh Energy’s upcoming webinar... Read more »
The SYRCL Wild and Scenic Film Festival, hosted by Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, highlights films that encourage adventure and serve as catalysts to protect wild landscapes. From Bangladesh to Utah, this year’s films feature mountain climbers, backcountry backpackers, community organizers, conservationists, and photographers exploring and protecting some of our world’s most incredible places. Tickets are $12 ($8 for students) and include a screening of seven films and a raffle for prizes. Beer, wine, and snacks will also be available for purchase. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., films begin at 7:00 p.m.
CURE, Minnesota Master Naturalists (MMN) and the Chippewa County Historical Society with the support of the Chippewa Soil & Water Conservation District will team up to remove buckthorn at the Lac qui Parle Mission as part of the National Public Lands Day (NPLD) day of action. This is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for... Read more »
The Saint Paul City Council is holding a public hearing on the draft Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan that, if adopted, will guide the redevelopment of the Ford Site. The vision for the site is a "connected, livable, mixed-use neighborhood that looks to the future with clean technologies and high quality design for energy, buildings... Read more »
Calling all Northsiders! Join your neighbors, elected officials, city and park board staff, and FMR to walk and talk about the future of Dowling between the Mighty Mississippi and Lyndale Avenue North in North Minneapolis. This Dowling Avenue path to the river is currently the only direct route to the Upper Harbor Terminal, soon to be redeveloped to potentially feature... Read more »
Join us for an energetic day of conversation, education, and action orientated trainings -- including some much-needed laughs courtesy of our friends at the Theater of Public Policy! AGENDA OVERVIEW What is Zero Waste? Learn how zero waste can be a part of the solution to climate, economic and environmental justice issues. Where arewe on the path to zero waste? Get an update on the... Read more »
"It doesn't take a year to fall in love with a place. Sometimes all it takes is one sunset, a hike, a brief encounter with wildlife, a clear view of the Milky Way, or even a photograph. Our year in the Wilderness heightened our respect for the Boundary Waters and strengthened our resolve to keep... Read more »
On the day of the most important public hearing in St. Paul to decide the fate of the Line 3 pipeline, we the people will stand together to Hold the Line for Our Communities and March to #StopLine3. Our climate, our clean fresh water, our wild rice, and our communities are at risk from this proposed... Read more »
After a brief training on the importance of seed collecting and identification, volunteers will help hand 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 Lead Ecologist Karen Schik in the natural area most recently added to the Sand Coulee Scientific... Read more »