Partner Organizations
Connect with Our Partner Agencies and Organizations
Protecting clean water takes collaboration. These partners may provide programming or resources to best fit your volunteer interests. You can also reach out to your city government, which may have existing programs to support residents interested in clean-ups and other environmental volunteer opportunities.
Metro Blooms partners with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds. Metro Blooms specializes in residential landscaping projects including rain gardens and native plants.
- Lawn & garden consultations and resources
- Residential stormwater management design
- Grant resources
Great River Greening engages in restoration projects that offer conservation impact, ecosystem services and community benefits. Their restoration projects, clean ups and educational programs often require the help of many volunteers.
- Land restoration events
- Educational programs
Freshwater Society is an organization that works to equitably improve water through research, community engagement and advocacy. Freshwater society offers a number of great programs and opportunities for anyone who wants to get involved.
- Minnesota Water Steward (MWS) Program
- Adopt a River
- Lake and creek association formation and guidelines
- Clean-up events
Friends of the Mississippi River engages people to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region. Reach out to learn more about opportunities near you.
- Volunteer opportunities and clean-up events
- Educational programs
- Environmental events
Hennepin County – Environment delivers a variety of programs to protect and preserve the environment by promoting environmental stewardship, including great newsletters to stay in the loop.
- Grant resources
- Educational programs
Three Rivers Park District, with parks throughout Hennepin, Carver, and Scott counties, provides recreation opportunities, activities and events for all to enjoy. Contact their volunteer office to learn what you can do as a volunteer.
- Volunteer opportunities
- Educational programs
- Parks and greenspace
Blue Thumb is a public/private partnership that promotes native plants, rain gardens, shoreline stabilization projects and turf alternatives to reduce runoff and improve water quality.
- Grant resources
- Lawn & garden resources
- Native plant/pollinator education
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board oversees an urban park system spanning over 6,800 acres of parkland and water including Minnehaha Falls, the Minnehaha Creek parkway and the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes. Start a volunteer application to get started.
- Volunteer opportunities
- Educational programs
- Parks and greenspace
The Metropolitan Council is a regional government agency that provides volunteer opportunities, including a Citizen Assisted Monitoring Program. Visit their website to learn what you can do as a volunteer.
- Volunteer opportunities
- Educational programs
- Parks and greenspace