Paddle with a Ranger occurs weekly at multiple sites throughout the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area corridor. View the calendar here.
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.
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.
Learn to identify the trees in your local forests and neighborhoods while engaging with the natural world around you!
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!
Join us at first event by removing garlic mustard and bittercress!
In celebration of Arbor Day, we are hosting a virtual Lunch n’ Learn about past and current tree campaigns at the park!
Celebrate Earth Day at the 38th annual Citywide Spring Cleanup! Join forces with your neighbors to clean up the litter in our parks and neighborhood streets. Mississippi Park Connection and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area are hosting the cleanup at Hidden Falls Regional Park (North Gate). Stop by any time between 9 am-11:30 am..
Thursday, February 29; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Virtual Talk with Chris Stein, National Park Service
Join Chris Stein for a virtual talk to learn more about the Midwest Region’s National Heritage Area Program and Operation Pollination. Ranger Chris will discuss the crucial role of protecting pollinators and present on the nine designated National Heritage Areas. Discover how this program is fostering global connections to safeguard pollinators in your yard.
Thursday, February 8; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Virtual Talk with with Ranger Jess, National Park Service
Learn more about Monarch Larva Monitoring, happening at the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area! Join Ranger Jess for a discussion on butterfly monitoring methods.
Join us at our first of three events by removing bittercress and garlic mustard, two introduced species that are crowding out native plants.
