Water Connects Us celebration: 2022

Zoom webinar MN, United States

Water Connects Us is a live virtual fundraising benefit charged with raising the financial resources our work for water requires. Join us as sponsors, donors, and community members from across the state come together to celebrate Minnesota's incredible water heritage and the role we each play in protecting it.

Free

Member Appreciation Happy Hour

Utepils Brewing 225 Thomas Avenue N, Minneapolis

This is a virtual gathering—a morning of thanks. Hear a special message from Executive Director John Linc Stine about the impact of your giving.

Free

Big Island & Back: Summer 2022

Excelsior, Minnesota Excelsior Beach, Excelsior, MN, United States

Tune up your canoe, kayak, or paddleboard and head on over to Excelsior on Saturday, Aug. 13, for a friendly race out around Big Island and back. We start near the swim area at Excelsior Beach Park. Our goal is to get paddlers of all ages and skill levels out on Lake Minnetonka for a great community summer event and raise money for a couple of worthy causes.

$35

Member Day at Pleasant Valley Orchard

Pleasant Valley Orchard 17325 Pleasant Valley Road, Shafer, MN, United States

Join us Saturday, October 8th for a member pop up at the scenic Pleasant Valley Orchard near Shafer, MN. Enjoy the best of the apple harvest, take a hayride, and view beautiful photos in the restored barn from the St. Croix Camera Club, whose had numerous photos published in the Weatherguide Environment Calendar & Almanac over the years. Mingle with photographers, ... Read more

Build-a-rain barrel workshop

Thrive Mighty/Hardshell Fitness 1849 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Minnesota Water Stewards, in partnership with Town Hall Brewery and hosted by Thrive Mighty, for a build-a-rain barrel workshop. We provide gorgeous whiskey/wine barrels, donated by Town Hall Brewery, ... Read more

$40

Lake Hiawatha Celebration

Lake Hiawatha Park Recreation Center 2701 E. 44th Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Freshwater, along with the City of Minneapolis and other partners, will unveil a new trash boom system designed to prevent pollution on Lake Hiawatha. This free, all ages event includes: ... Read more

Water Connects Us

Harriet Island Wigington Pavilion 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join us for a beautiful summer evening at Saint Paul’s Harriet Island Wigington Pavilion to celebrate Minnesota’s rich water heritage and the role we each play in protecting it. The evening ... Read more

Spotlighting Willow Reserve with the Urban Bird Collective

Willow Reserve 1260 Arundel Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join Capitol Region Watershed District to learn more about the birds and plants found at Willow Reserve (capitolregionwd.org/projects/willow-reserve) in Saint Paul’s North End neighborhood! Willow Reserve is a 23-acre urban oasis ... Read more

St. Croix River Workshop on the Water in Stillwater

Stillwater River Boats 525 Main Street S, Stillwater, MN, United States

Register at www.mnwcd.org/shop - $30 per person, includes dinner and cash bar  Join local community leaders from Minnesota and Wisconsin for an educational workshop and networking event aboard one of ... Read more

Watershed Moment, Part of the WAKPA Triennial Art Festival

Mississippi Watershed Management Organizaiton 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

In partnership with Public Art Saint Paul and the MWMO, MWMO Artist-in-Residence Sarah Nassif invites you to Watershed Moment, part of the WAKPA Triennial Art Festival, on July 25 from 6 ... Read more

Pollinator Festival

Phalen Park Pavilion 1600 Phalen Dr, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi (formerly known as Lower Phalen Creek Project) and a wide variety of partner organizations from across the Twin Cities on Sunday August 6th for the 6th ... Read more