Stream Clean-up Crew

Fortin Aquatic Invasive Species Training

Workshops, Events and Volunteer Opportunities

Below are websites are a few websites to check for workshops, events, training, and volunteer opportunities near you!

• ​Blue Thumb - native plant garden training and more 
• Freshwater - master water steward information sessions and more
• Metro Blooms - turfgrass alternative and raingarden training sessions for residents and more
• Fortin Consulting is frequently hired by cities, watersheds, and non-profits to provide training sessions free of charge to the community, including:
  • Aquatic Invasive Species Training,
  • De-icing Salt / Chloride Management Training,
  • Turfgrass Maintenance Training, and more.
• Three Rivers Park District - volunteer opportunities
• Hennepin County - Environment and gardening volunteer opportunities

 
City Volunteer Programs

Many cities have a volunteer coordinator. Call or email them to add your name to their potential volunteers list so you can receive the latest updates on opportunities for water quality and other improvement projects. Below is a list of city volunteer websites. Where a city volunteer page was unavailable, the parks department page is listed, so that you can contact park departments directly to ask about volunteer opportunities if you wish.
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• Brooklyn Center - volunteers page
• Brooklyn Park - volunteers page
• Champlin - parks page
• Cocoran - parks page
• Crystal - volunteers page
• Dayton - parks page
• Golden Valley - volunteers page
• Maple Grove - volunteers page
• Medicine Lake - city contact page
• Medina - parks page
• Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board - volunteers page
• Minnetonka - volunteers page
• New Hope - parks page
• Osseo - parks page
• Plymouth - volunteers page
• Robbinsdale - parks page
• Rogers - volunteers page
• Saint Louis Park - volunteers page
  • Westwood Hills Nature Center Volunteer Opportunities - volunteers page

How can I plan a clean-up event?
​Freshwater society clean-up event planning toolkit
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