Habitat Restoration Events

Thursdays: November 14 & 21; 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Drop in and get your hands dirty while restoring river habitat! The Coldwater Spring Restoration Crew meets biweekly throughout most of the year to maintain Coldwater Spring, just south of Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. Activities include vegetation removal, site exploration, and other outdoor restoration tasks. If you like to be outdoors and create tangible change in the environment, this opportunity is for you!

Wednesday, November 6; 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Help us take care of the floodplain forest! The Crosby Crew meets regularly at Crosby Farm Regional Park, which hosts the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change study—a long-term research project aimed at helping our forests become more resilient. The Crew will primarily focus on maintaining research plots and collecting data, providing crucial care in the project's formative years. We will also manage introduced species like garlic mustard and burdock throughout the park.

Spring/Summer dates TBD: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Drop in and get your hands dirty while restoring river habitat! The Coon Rapids Crew plans to meet bi-weekly for the remainder of winter and early spring at Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park in Coon Rapids, MN. This crew is focused on removing introduced species, such as buckthorn, from the site to restore native habitat along the river. If you like to be outdoors and create tangible change in the environment, this opportunity is for you!

This crew will meet at Pavilion 1 at the park. Volunteers should be prepared to hike on steep, sometimes slippery terrain and bend over frequently. We will use hand tools to remove vegetation. No experience is required!