Calendar of Events

Happening Today - March 11th, 2010

7:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m.
Hedberg Sustainable Landscaping Day Brooklyn Center
Earle Brown Heritage Center
Learn landscaping best management practices for reducing stormwater runoff. For landscape designers and contractors, city/county/state employees and concerned citizens interested in learning how to reduce ...
6 p.m.-
8 p.m.
Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Chanhassen
Chanhassen Senior Center
This workshop combines both Part A and Part B into one evening. For more information go to www.metroblooms.org.

Happening This Week

Sat 3/13
8:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Sustainability Conference Minneapolis
Central Lutheran Church
Event is free, see Alliance for Sustainability website to register! Linking Citizens and Cities for Sustainable Communities for 500 volunteers from neighborhoods, congregations & schools ...
Tue 3/16
6:30 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Lynnhurst Park Recreation Center
The Part A Raingarden Workshop teaches homeowners in a large-group setting about the why’s and how’s of installing raingardens and other ecofriendly practices to keep ...
Tue 3/16
6:30 p.m. -
8 p.m.
An Intro to Blue Thumb and Raingardens Oakdale
Discovery Center
Learn about the Blue Thumb program and resources available for planting projects that benefit local lakes, wetlands and streams. We will focus specifically on designing ...
Tue 3/16
6:30 p.m. -
8 p.m.
Native Plants, Raingardens and Lawn Care for Water Quality St. Paul
Ramsey Junior High
Home lawn and garden practices significantly impact the health of the Mississippi River. In this brief but informative FMR workshop, learn how you can become ...
Thu 3/18
6 p.m. -
9 p.m.
Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Wayzata
Wayzata City Hall
This workshop combines both Part A and Part B into one evening. For more information go to www.metroblooms.org.
Thu 3/18
6:30 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
Extreme Green Makeover Kick-off Maplewood
Maplewood Library
Maplewood’s Extreme GREEN Makeover will commence with a free Kick-Off event at the Maplewood Library on Thursday, March 18th, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. This gala ...

March, 2010

Sat, 20 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Sat, 20 Eden Prarie's Home, Landscape, Garden and Everything Spring Expo Eden Prairie
Sat, 20 12th Annual Sustainability and Landscape Workshop Woodbury
Sat, 20 Ring around the Rain Garden Minneapolis
Tue, 23 Build a Raingarden at Your Home Mahtomedi
Wed, 24 A Rain Garden for Your Yard Series Maplewood
Thu, 25 An Introduction to Planting for Clean Water West St. Paul
Tue, 30 An Introduction to Planting for Clean Water Farmington

April, 2010

Tue, 6 Planting your Lake or Wetland Shoreline Mahtomedi
Tue, 6 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Savage
Tue, 6 An Introduction to Planting for Clean Water Apple Valley
Thu, 8 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Saint Louis Park
Sat, 10 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
St Paul
Tue, 13 Build a Raingarden at Your Home Forest Lake
Tue, 13 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Thu, 15 A Rain Garden for Your Yard Series St. Paul
Sat, 17 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Robbinsdale
Sat, 17 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
Big Lake
Sun, 18 St. Croix County Earth Day
Volunteers Needed
Hudson
Tue, 20 Native Plants, Raingardens and Lawn Care for Water Quality
Volunteers Needed
St. Paul
Tue, 20 St. Croix County Raingarden Intro Class River Falls
Tue, 20 Landscaping with Native Plants Stillwater
Sat, 24 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
Cottage Grove
Sat, 24 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
St Paul
Sat, 24 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Tue, 27 An Intro to Blue Thumb and Raingardens Woodbury
Tue, 27 St. Croix County Raingarden Intro Class Hudson
Thu, 29 A Rain Garden for Your Yard Series Maplewood

May, 2010

Sat, 1 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Saint Louis Park
Sat, 1 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Tue, 4 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Tue, 4 St. Croix County Raingarden Design Class Hudson
Thu, 6 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Bloomington
Thu, 6 St. Croix County Raingarden Intro Class New Richmond
Thu, 6 A Rain Garden for Your Yard Series Maplewood
Sat, 8 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Tue, 11 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Excelsior
Tue, 11 Build a Raingarden at Your Home Stillwater
Sat, 15 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
Bloomington
Sat, 15 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Tue, 18 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Crystal
Thu, 20 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Plymouth
Thu, 20 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Bloomington
Sat, 22 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Sat, 22 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Sat, 22 WaterFest
Volunteers Needed
St. Paul
Tue, 25 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop & Design Studio Eden Prairie
Tue, 25 Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop (Part A) Minneapolis
Tue, 25 St. Croix County Raingarden Design Class New Richmond
Thu, 27 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Plymouth
Sat, 29 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis

June, 2010

Tue, 1 Metro Blooms Raingarden Design Workshop (Part B) Minneapolis
Sat, 5 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
Shakopee
Sat, 12 Great River Greening volunteer event
Volunteers Needed
St. Paul Park