Volunteer opportunities by region in Minnesota and bordering areas: -Metro/South -Central -North (click regions for map) |
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***Check organizations main volunteer page (links at bottom of page) for more information and to register for
events.
-Volunteer events listed below involve hands on restoration and habitat improvement work for more information
on other types of opportunities consult organization volunteer pages
Metro/South
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Friends of the Mississippi River:
-Monday, May 10, 2010 - Double-duty Cleanup & Stenciling Event 12:30-4:00 pm Black Bear Crossing at Como Park
-Saturday, May 15, 2010 - Invasives Removal at Riverside Park, the newest Gorge Stewards site! 9:30-11:30 a.m. Riverside Park,
Mississippi River Gorge, Minneapolis
-Thursday, June 2, 2010 - Help Restore Lakeshore and Prairie 6:00-8:00 pm Hastings River Flats, Hastings
-Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - Bluff Planting, Help Prevent Erosion 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul
-Friday-Sunday, July 23-25 - Help with the Mississippi River Challenge! various shifts available The Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi
River
Great River Greening:
-Saturday, May 15 - Event: Pond Dakota Mission Restoration Event. Site: Bloomington, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.. Field Volunteers
Needed: 150. Supervisors Needed: 25
-Saturday, June 5 - Event: Spring Lake Regional Park Buckthorn Removal Event. Site: Prior Lake, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.. Field
Volunteers Needed: 100. Supervisors Needed: 20
-Saturday, June 12 - Event: Grey Cloud Island Restoration Event. Site: Cottage Grove, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. Field Volunteers
Needed: 250 Supervisors Needed: 25
Nature Conservancy:
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Mississippi Valley Conservancy:
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Central
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Great River Greening:
Riverkeepers:
-May 5 & 19 - Rain Barrel Workshop 6-8 p.m. at the Living Lab. Assist with registration. Assist participants with building rain barrel
-May 12 & 26- Build Your Own Compost Tumbler Workshop: 6-8 p.m. at the Living Lab. Assist with registration. Assist participants with
building compost tumbler
-May 20 - On-the-water clean up: 6-8:30 pm. Canoe and pick up garbage along the banks of the Red River
May 21 - Reforest the Red: 10 – 11:30 a.m. Trollwood Park. Plant trees
May 22 - Reforest the Red: 10 – 2 p.m. Trollwood Park. Plant trees
June 7 - Lil’ Fishermen’s Clinic & Derby: from 5-8 p.m. at Dike East. Teach kids how to fish using simple hands-on activities. Help kids fish
along the banks of the Red River
June 14 - from Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races: 5-9 p.m.: Register participants. Time participants. Assist participants in and out of their
canoes
June 18 - Midwest Kidfest: 11 am – 7 pm (in shifts) at Island Park. Set up and staff display and/or simple activity
July - Yunker Farm Science Camp: Teach a simple activity.
September 20-24 - Youth Water Festival: at the Hjemkomst Center. Assist a presenter. Assist with miscellaneous tasks
North
-Various opportunities in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness here
-Various opportunities in the Superior National Forest here
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Friends of the Mississippi River Volunteer Page
Great River Greening Volunteer Page
Riverkeepers Volunteer Page
Nature Conservancy Volunteer Page
Sierra Club Volunteer Page
Mississippi Valley Conservancy Volunteer Page
MN Pollution Control Agency Volunteer Page
MN Department of Natural Resources Volunteer Page
events.
-Volunteer events listed below involve hands on restoration and habitat improvement work for more information
on other types of opportunities consult organization volunteer pages
Metro/South
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Friends of the Mississippi River:
-Monday, May 10, 2010 - Double-duty Cleanup & Stenciling Event 12:30-4:00 pm Black Bear Crossing at Como Park
-Saturday, May 15, 2010 - Invasives Removal at Riverside Park, the newest Gorge Stewards site! 9:30-11:30 a.m. Riverside Park,
Mississippi River Gorge, Minneapolis
-Thursday, June 2, 2010 - Help Restore Lakeshore and Prairie 6:00-8:00 pm Hastings River Flats, Hastings
-Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - Bluff Planting, Help Prevent Erosion 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul
-Friday-Sunday, July 23-25 - Help with the Mississippi River Challenge! various shifts available The Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi
River
Great River Greening:
-Saturday, May 15 - Event: Pond Dakota Mission Restoration Event. Site: Bloomington, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.. Field Volunteers
Needed: 150. Supervisors Needed: 25
-Saturday, June 5 - Event: Spring Lake Regional Park Buckthorn Removal Event. Site: Prior Lake, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.. Field
Volunteers Needed: 100. Supervisors Needed: 20
-Saturday, June 12 - Event: Grey Cloud Island Restoration Event. Site: Cottage Grove, MN. Time: 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. Field Volunteers
Needed: 250 Supervisors Needed: 25
Nature Conservancy:
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Mississippi Valley Conservancy:
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Central
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Great River Greening:
Riverkeepers:
-May 5 & 19 - Rain Barrel Workshop 6-8 p.m. at the Living Lab. Assist with registration. Assist participants with building rain barrel
-May 12 & 26- Build Your Own Compost Tumbler Workshop: 6-8 p.m. at the Living Lab. Assist with registration. Assist participants with
building compost tumbler
-May 20 - On-the-water clean up: 6-8:30 pm. Canoe and pick up garbage along the banks of the Red River
May 21 - Reforest the Red: 10 – 11:30 a.m. Trollwood Park. Plant trees
May 22 - Reforest the Red: 10 – 2 p.m. Trollwood Park. Plant trees
June 7 - Lil’ Fishermen’s Clinic & Derby: from 5-8 p.m. at Dike East. Teach kids how to fish using simple hands-on activities. Help kids fish
along the banks of the Red River
June 14 - from Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races: 5-9 p.m.: Register participants. Time participants. Assist participants in and out of their
canoes
June 18 - Midwest Kidfest: 11 am – 7 pm (in shifts) at Island Park. Set up and staff display and/or simple activity
July - Yunker Farm Science Camp: Teach a simple activity.
September 20-24 - Youth Water Festival: at the Hjemkomst Center. Assist a presenter. Assist with miscellaneous tasks
North
-Various opportunities in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness here
-Various opportunities in the Superior National Forest here
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake & Stream Monitoring:
Lake Monitoring by County: Click here for lakes available
Stream Monitoring by County: Click here for streams available
Monitoring sign up: Click here
Friends of the Mississippi River Volunteer Page
Great River Greening Volunteer Page
Riverkeepers Volunteer Page
Nature Conservancy Volunteer Page
Sierra Club Volunteer Page
Mississippi Valley Conservancy Volunteer Page
MN Pollution Control Agency Volunteer Page
MN Department of Natural Resources Volunteer Page
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