From Hennepin County:

Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.

Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, June 13 • 12–4 PM
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church (5025 Knox Ave S)

From Metro Blooms:

Dreaming Together: Land Care for our Future is a fundraiser to support Metro Blooms’ Sustainable Landcare Training program! Join us for brunch, storytelling activities, and a panel discussion featuring past Sustainable Landcare Training participants. Together, we will activate our imaginations to dream of the world we want—one that inherently values deep care for the land and each other.

Dreaming Together: Land Care For Our Future
Saturday, June 13 • 11 AM – 1 PM
Queermunity (3036 Hennepin Ave)

From Blue Thumb:

The Resilient Yards + Shorelines Workshop covers fundamentals that Minnesotans need for protecting water quality near their home and in their community. Topics include: site assessments, rain gardens, types of upland and shoreline projects, plant selection tips, regulatory reminders, and more!

The workshop will include a 90 minute presentation given by Metro Blooms Design + Build staff alongside local water resource experts, followed by an opportunity to ask site specific questions, get expert advice and receive resources to install practices on your own property!

This workshop is hosted by the City of Plymouth and is free to residents of Plymouth, otherwise $15 per person.

Planting for Pollinators Workshop
Thursday, June 4 • 6–8 PM
Plymouth Community Center (14800 34th Ave N. in Plymouth)

From City of Minneapolis:

Join us for a public learning and feedback event about stormwater and water quality. Learn how stormwater affects our lakes, rivers, and neighborhoods—and how we can work together to protect water quality. Talk with City staff, visit information tables, ask questions, and share feedback to help improve programs and future projects. We will also recognize Adopt-a-Drain and Storm Drain Stenciling volunteers who help keep storm drains clear and protect our waterways. All are welcome!

From Rain to River: A Community Conversation
Tuesday, May 19 • 5–6:30 PM
Northeast Rec Center (1530 Johnson St. NE)

Questions? Email WaterResources@MinneapolisMN.gov

From Blue Thumb:

Learn all about how water moves across your landscape and how every yard and garden can have an impact on improving water quality. Designers from Metro Blooms Design+Build will discuss site assessment, gardening with native plants, managing stormwater runoff on your property and more.

Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to meet in small groups with a landscape designer to discuss your project ideas and plans.

This workshop is hosted by Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization and Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District. Registration is free for residents of either watershed, otherwise $15 per person. Check out a map for each watershed to learn more:

• Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District

• VLAWMO

Planting for Clean Water WorkshopThursday, May 7 • 5:30–7:30 PM
Ramsey Co. Library (3025 Southlawn Dr. in Maplewood)

Join EINA and concerned neighbors for a walk with our Park Board reps. As you may know, Pres. Tom Olsen and Comm. Jason Garcia are leading an effort to close two blocks of the northern section of The Mall parkway to make more green space. 

While concerned neighbors appreciate green space, we feel the public safety implications of this proposed closing far outweigh the benefits of such a small addition of green space. Public safety concerns involve fire department access to nearby homes and apartments, as well as making neighborhood traffic patterns more dangerous by driving bicycle and car traffic onto Lagoon Ave at the risky Irving and James intersections. We hope to see you!

Mall Park Walkthrough
Monday, May 4 · 7 PM
West end of Mall Park (near E Bde Maka Ska Dr)
Questions? Contact EINA president Ellen van Iwaarden.

From Blue Thumb:

Learn all about how water moves across residential landscapes and how every yard and garden can have an impact on improving water quality. Designers from Metro Blooms Design+Build will walk through the steps of assessing your yard, directing water runoff, installing a rain barrel, siting a rain garden and more.

Following the presentation, attendees will have the chance to meet with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss a project on their specific property. We will use photos and county GIS maps to view properties.

This workshop is hosted by the City of New Hope.

Planting for Clean Water: Rain Gardens
Wednesday, Apr. 29 • 5:30–8 PM
New Hope City Hall (4401 Xylon Ave N. in New Hope)

From Blue Thumb:

Want to attract bees, butterflies, and birds to your home garden? Learn to select plants and design a native plant garden that supports wildlife and brings beauty to your outdoor space!

This workshop includes a presentation by Metro Blooms Design+Build landscape designers on pollinator-friendly plantings and landcare practices that can be adopted in your home garden, followed by time to meet in small groups with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss your project ideas and plans. The workshop will cover selecting and siting native trees and shrubs, designing a native plant garden, pollinator-friendly maintenance practices, and more.

This workshop is hosted by the City of Minneapolis in partnership with Minneapolis Community Education. Registration opens March 18th at 9:00am.

Planting for Pollinators Workshop
Wednesday, Apr. 22 • 6–8:30 PM*
Roosevelt High School (4029 28th Ave S)

*Note: The workshop will start at 6pm and go into breakout groups after a short presentation. If you need to leave early, you can communicate that in your small group and leave after you meet with your designer.

From Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO):

Join us for a guided sound bath experience that invites you to connect with the mind and the river, beginning with a pause that invites stillness and listening. The human body is made of nearly 60% water, mirroring the river’s own flowing nature. In this session, you’ll be guided into stillness, turning your attention inward to notice subtle movement, breath, and rhythm.

The river’s flow creates sound as water meets rock. The crystal singing bowls, formed from earth, stone, and crystal, carry these same elemental origins. As their tones fill the space, gentle vibrations move through the body, bringing inner and outer waters into into confluence, resonating through the body. In this shared sound and stillness, we return to a natural rhythm, remembering a sense of presence that has always been there.

This immersive workshop offers a moment of rest, reflection, and sensory connection that encourages you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with both yourself and the river.

Sound Bath Workshops
Mar. 7, 3 – 5 PM • Apr. 11, 10 AM – 12 PM
MWMO Stormwater Park & Learning Center
Free, but registration is required

From Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO):

Join us for a guided sound bath experience that invites you to connect with the mind and the river, beginning with a pause that invites stillness and listening. The human body is made of nearly 60% water, mirroring the river’s own flowing nature. In this session, you’ll be guided into stillness, turning your attention inward to notice subtle movement, breath, and rhythm.

The river’s flow creates sound as water meets rock. The crystal singing bowls, formed from earth, stone, and crystal, carry these same elemental origins. As their tones fill the space, gentle vibrations move through the body, bringing inner and outer waters into into confluence, resonating through the body. In this shared sound and stillness, we return to a natural rhythm, remembering a sense of presence that has always been there.

This immersive workshop offers a moment of rest, reflection, and sensory connection that encourages you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with both yourself and the river.

Sound Bath Workshops
Mar. 7, 3 – 5 PM • Apr. 11, 10 AM – 12 PM
MWMO Stormwater Park & Learning Center
Free, but registration is required

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

Explore the birds of Wirth Lake and Bassett's Creek with a Garden Naturalist. Learn to identify resident bird species that winter in Minnesota. All experience levels welcome! No registration necessary.

• Meet at Wirth Lake Beach Parking Lot at 3200 Glenwood Ave.
• Questions about Winter Early Birders can be sent to: ebwg@minneapolisparks.org

Winter Early Birders
1st Saturdays, Nov.–Mar. • 9:30 – 11 AM
Wirth Lake Beach (3200 Glenwood Ave)

From City of Minneapolis:

Climate change is one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time. It affects everyone, but not equally. Some communities that have historically faced racial, economic, and environmental injustices are more vulnerable and less resilient to the impacts of climate change. That is why the City of Minneapolis has developed a new Climate Equity Plan that focuses on actions that benefit diverse and low-income communities, especially in the Green Zones, which are disproportionately harmed. Learn more about the underlying factors that contribute to disparities and solutions to address the problem.

Green Zones: Working Toward Environmental Justice in Minneapolis
Tuesday, Mar. 3 • 7 – 8:30 PM (Zoom)
Speaker: Jayda Pounds, Sustainability Program Coordinator,  Minneapolis Health Department

From the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis:

Hannah Lewis is a writer focusing on people, nature, and conservation. She has a MS in Sustainable Agriculture and Sociology from Iowa State University, and a BA in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College. She loves gardening, composting, cooking, reading, writing, and dancing. She discovered the Miyawaki Method and wrote Mini-Forest Revolution while living in France, but currently lives in Minneapolis, where she works for non-profit Renewing the Countryside to help build sustainable, equitable local food systems and plant mini-forests.

Miyawaki Method: A tree planting technique developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, which focuses on planting native species densely to create diverse and resilient forests quickly. This method can establish a self-sustaining forest in just 20 to 30 years, significantly faster than traditional methods.

Winter Early Birders
Sunday, Feb. 15 • 12:15 PM
First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (900 Mt. Curve Ave)

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

Explore the birds of Wirth Lake and Bassett's Creek with a Garden Naturalist. Learn to identify resident bird species that winter in Minnesota. All experience levels welcome! No registration necessary.

• Meet at Wirth Lake Beach Parking Lot at 3200 Glenwood Ave.
• Questions about Winter Early Birders can be sent to: ebwg@minneapolisparks.org

Winter Early Birders
1st Saturdays, Nov.–Mar. • 9:30 – 11 AM
Wirth Lake Beach (3200 Glenwood Ave)

From the Secretary of State:

We encourage Minnesotans to show support for their preferred candidates by participating in the candidate endorsement process that leads up to the state party conventions. Going to a caucus is a great way to show support for a candidate, raise an issue that’s important to you, influence who the party will endorse for many offices, and meet people in your community.

Precinct Caucus
Tuesday, Feb. 3 • 7 – 9 PM
Find your location here

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

Explore the birds of Wirth Lake and Bassett's Creek with a Garden Naturalist. Learn to identify resident bird species that winter in Minnesota. All experience levels welcome! No registration necessary.

• Meet at Wirth Lake Beach Parking Lot at 3200 Glenwood Ave.
• Questions about Winter Early Birders can be sent to: ebwg@minneapolisparks.org

Winter Early Birders
1st Saturdays, Nov.–Mar. • 9:30 – 11 AM
Wirth Lake Beach (3200 Glenwood Ave)

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

We will start off by learning some tracking basics from Bill Kass, a professional in track and sign, and then will head out and explore Theodore Wirth park and practice our tracking skills. We will also use the community science data collection app iNaturalist to capture our findings.

This program is generally geared towards adults, but is open to interested learners of all ages.

Fall Family Animal Tracking
Sunday, Dec. 7 • 9 – 11 AM
Theodore Wirth Regional Park

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

Explore the birds of Wirth Lake and Bassett's Creek with a Garden Naturalist. Learn to identify resident bird species that winter in Minnesota. All experience levels welcome! No registration necessary.

• Meet at Wirth Lake Beach Parking Lot at 3200 Glenwood Ave.
• Questions about Winter Early Birders can be sent to: ebwg@minneapolisparks.org

Winter Early Birders
1st Saturdays, Nov.–Mar. • 9:30 – 11 AM
Wirth Lake Beach (3200 Glenwood Ave)

From Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary:

Join MyBirdClub leaders for this free family-friendly program of youth birdwatching at Roberts Bird Sanctuary People of all ages with any level of knowledge and abilities are welcome. Youth under 13 will need an adult companion.

Meet in the Roberts visitor shelter near the Peace Garden parking lot for a brief welcome by guides before heading out to explore the Sanctuary! Binoculars are provided at no cost for free.

Youth Birding
Sunday, Nov. 23 • 10 –11:30 AM
Roberts Bird Sanctuary