DESCRIPTION: Join Great River Greening at a newly restored prairie in a new WMA. Volunteers will plant native plants at the new Sakatah Wildlife Management Area. Please note that this is NOT the State Park.
This is a family-friendly event. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to attend. No previous knowledge or experience is necessary, we will provide training required.
- No previous knowledge or experience is necessary!
- We'll provide the tools and training.
- Dress for the weather and get ready to get a little messy.
- There will be light snacks and extra water available during the event - Bring your own reusable water bottle if you have one!
DAY OF: Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the starting time. Parking lot is small. We highly encourage carpooling. Please check yes when completing the registration questions.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.givepulse.com/event/register/578671
If you are a minor registering yourself, you will need to provide an email address in the "Linked Survey" box so we can send a Youth Liability Waiver to your parent or guardian. If you are an adult bringing a minor, you can add them as an attendee and simply check the "Youth Waiver" box upon registering. If you are an adult registering yourself and another adult, you will need to enter their unique email address to the Attendee registration, so they can confirm their registration and electronically sign their own waivers.
DAY OF: Please arrive promptly, allowing time for parking and a short walk to check in. When you check-in, you will be divided into small workgroups and oriented to the site and restoration activities by your volunteer supervisor group leader.
LOCATION: Additional details and directions will be sent out in the weeks leading up to the event. Keep an eye out for updates from GivePulse or Great River Greening.
SAFETY: Ensuring the safety of our volunteers is our highest priority. It is important that event participants wear close-toed shoes and long sleeves to protect against ticks and scratchy brush. We recommend dressing for the weather, layers are key. We will hold the event rain or shine.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: All volunteers participating in Great River Greening events release Great River Greening and its employees, officers, directors, or agents from any and all liability from claims of any nature whatsoever arising from participation the extent such liability is directly attributable to the negligence of GRG, or its respective employees, officers, directors or agents.
QUESTIONS: Contact Great River Greening's Volunteer Event Coordinator, Vanessa Berrueta at vberrueta@greatrivergreening.org Text/call (612) 743-0630. Learn more about Great River Greening at greatrivergreening.org.
Thank you to our partners and funders:
Pentair
Corp, Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF), as appropriated by the Minnesota
State Legislature and recommended by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
Council (LSOHC)
Event photos courtesy of Phil Davies and Becca Tucker.
