All events are subject to change. Please visit parkconnection.org/events for the most up to date information.
Calling all Junior Rangers who love to explore, learn, and protect their national parks: join us in celebrating Junior Ranger Day on April 26th!
Join us for an evening of fun, discovery, and appreciation for Minnesota’s National Parks! Gather with staff, volunteers, and members passionate about national parks on Earth Day and support your favorite public lands during this informal open house at Broken Clock Brewery.
Join Mississippi Park Connection, the National Park Service, and the City of Minneapolis in caring for our planet and parks during Earth Week and National Park Week! We are broadening our impact on the Mississippi River to clean up North Mississippi Regional Park this year.
The annual litter cleanup extravaganza returns! Join Mississippi Park Connection, the National Park Service, and the City of Saint Paul in cleaning up the spaces we love in celebration of Earth Week and the launch of National Park Week.
The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is free year-round, although some partner parks, museums and historical sites within the MNRRA boundaries require parking passes or charge admission fees. Spend National Park Week learning about all six national park sites in Minnesota and start planning your next adventures.
Join us for a backstage pass to St. Paul’s largest source of energy! You’ll see the inside workings of biomass utilization, solar power, and more.
Great blue herons start returning to their rookery on the Mississippi River toward the end of March. Join National Park Service staff and volunteers at Marshall Terrace Park in Minneapolis as we watch them rebuild nests and do a little flirting.
The Public Works Water Treatment & Distribution Service produces safe, clean drinking water for people who work in, visit and live in Minneapolis. On this tour, you'll learn about the process of treating Mississippi River water and turning it into drinkable water.
Join us in the beautiful prairie at Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area (Ordway Field Station) for an afternoon of service and snowshoeing (or hiking) fun! In partnership with Macalester College, we need help restoring the rich prairie at the site by removing encroaching woody plants.
Join a ranger for a winter hike and discover what nature there is to explore, even in the dead of winter.
The possibilities for discovery are endless in winter at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area!
Mississippi Park Connection Invites you to enjoy a compilation of films about local River advocates and their relationships with the Mississippi River.
Mississippi Park Connection, the only official philanthropic partner to the Mississippi National River and Recreation area, is honored and excited to bring the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to the heart of the Twin Cities' at The Main Cinema. All the proceeds from this festival are earmarked to support Paddle Share, which provides equitable assess to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
The possibilities for discovery are endless in winter at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area!
Explore, discover, learn, and embrace winter during the first annual Winter Play Day! Try your hand at cross-country skiing^, snowshoeing^, guided hikes, outdoor photography, s’mores with Smokey Bear, and more during this new Winter Carnival event.
🗓️ January 25, 10:00am-2:00pm
📍 Crosby Farm Regional Park
🎟️ Free! No registration required.
Learn to identify the trees in your local forests and neighborhoods while engaging with the natural world around you!
The Public Works Water Treatment & Distribution Service produces safe, clean drinking water for people who work in, visit and live in Minneapolis. On this tour, you'll learn about the process of treating Mississippi River water and turning it into drinkable water.
Reimagine your connection with the Mississippi River at our upcoming community event hosted at Wandering Leaf Brewery Company. Join us for an evening of creativity and conversation as we explore plans for the new Mississippi River Learning Center. The event, featuring interactive art and poetry prompts by local artist Aki Shibata, invites you to share your experiences and ideas for enhancing our riverfront spaces. Bring home a framed artwork as a memory of the evening and a reminder of your role in shaping this exciting project. Let’s come together to celebrate, create, and plan for a brighter future along our beloved river! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with your community, ask questions, and contribute to a shared vision for the Mississippi River Learning Center.
🗓️ Thursday, December 12, 5-8pm
📍 Wandering Leaf Brewing Company
🎟️ Free! No registration required
The possibilities for discovery are endless in winter at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area!
Join us for a backstage pass to St. Paul’s largest source of energy! You’ll see the inside workings of biomass utilization, solar power, and more.
Explore the Mni Owe Sni area to immerse yourself in the beauty of the season with a park ranger from the National Park Service
Explore the Mni Owe Sni area to immerse yourself in the beauty of the season with a park ranger from the National Park Service.
Sit down with the superintendent of Mississippi National River and Recreation Area for a cup of hot cocoa and an informal chat
Embrace the abundance of this season, and support Mississippi Park Connection's goal of raising $40,000 to serve the Mississippi River to the Max! Your generosity helps increase the capacity for youth education, environmental stewardship, and community connections on the river. Whether you’re coming to the Mississippi River for the first time or walk in the park daily, you can benefit from the visitor services and recreation, education, and park programs our donors support in the park.
Celebrate Fossil Day with the National Park Service on this guided fossil walk and waterfall exploration.
Join us at our second event of the year as we collect native seeds for the MN DNR. There are no maintained trails or facilities onsite.
Join Mississippi Park Connection and the National Park Service to celebrate all of our volunteers!
Celebrate Fossil Day with the National Park Service on this guided fossil walk and waterfall exploration.
Join the hosts of "Monsters of the Mississippi," a completely real and not at all made up podcast about mythical monsters on and near the Mississippi river as they investigate a cold case murder believed to have been committed by a local legend Catfish McGee? Was the victim killed by a giant walking catfish or is the culprit a little less sensational? The mystery will unfold as you walk through Crosby Farm and you can help figure out who was responsible!
National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands, with this year’s theme being “Together for Tomorrow.” Across the country, volunteers of all ages and abilities will roll up their sleeves and join forces for a common goal—stewarding America’s natural resources for future generations to enjoy.
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