- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Conservation: Help restore green spaces
ORGANIZATION: Urban Roots
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
In the spring, summer, and fall, help restore our local parks by removing non-native plant species (like garlic mustard and buckthorn), planting trees and native flowers/grasses, collecting native seed, engaging in citizen science, and cleaning our parks of trash and debris. The parks that we focus on include Rivoli Bluffs Farm and Restoration Site, Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary, and Pig’s Eye Regional Park.
There are a variety of shifts available. Please visit www.UrbanRootsMN.org/volunteer to see dates and time and sign up. No need to click the "I Want to Help" button on the VolunteerMatch website.
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About Urban Roots
Location:
1110 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN 55130, US
Mission Statement
Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community.
Description
Urban Roots provides paid internships to youth on the East Side of Saint Paul. Youth interns develop leadership, entrepreneurial, and life skills through our Market Garden, Conservation, and Cook Fresh Programs. Each year, up to 80 youth interns, ages 14-24, participate in our progressive, tiered programming, connecting to one another and to the world around them.
Our three programs:
Conservation youth interns support and improve green spaces around the East Side, and participate in the restoration of local parks through removal of displaced plant species, native seed collection, and installation of native plants.
Cook Fresh youth interns learn valuable skills in food preparation, safety, and planning and also explore nutrition, career preparation, and the cultural importance of food.
Market Garden youth interns participate in small-scale crop production in our urban gardens. The produce that's grown goes to the Cook Fresh program to be made into shared meals for interns across all three programs. Produce is also taken to farmers markets and distributed to East Saint Paul community hunger relief efforts.
Stay Up to Date
Follow us on social media @UrbanRootsMN and sign up for our emails at www.UrbanRootsMN.org. To learn more about volunteering with Urban Roots and to sign up, please visit www.UrbanRootsMN.org/volunteer.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Saint Paul, MN 55130
DATE POSTED
March 13, 2024
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Education
- Botany
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Be prepared to be outside doing one or more of the following tasks: removing non-native plant species, planting trees, trimming trees, planting/maintaining rain and pollinator gardens, engaging in citizen science projects, and picking up trash.