September Volunteer Opportunities:
Minneapolis Monarch Festival
Saturday, September 12th
10 am - 4 pm
Lake Nokomis
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
Fall Kick Off Program
Co-Host Wild Ones Prairie Edge
Social 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Announcements and Program 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
2200 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN
Free and Open to Public | In Person and Livestreamed
Presenter | Judy Cardin
Judy Cardin is an educator with the Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade program, and is a bumble bee conservation and native habitat expert. She is administrator of the Wisconsin/Midwest Bumble Bee Observers Facebook group, where she identifies bumble bees and helps with bumble bee conservation questions from thousands of group members. Judy and her husband Bob transformed their 1/4-acre urban yard into a pollinator and bumble bee queen sanctuary. She learned first hand in her own yard what each of us can do to make a difference for pollinators, and will share the best native plants for native bees, and how to create nest, hibernation and shelter habitat in your own yard. Judy and Bob’s yard is featured in the spring issue of National Wild Magazine: Queen Bumble Bee Habitat.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026
The Extraordinary Caterpillar
Public Screening and Discussion : 1:00 pm
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Free Admission | REGISTER HERE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026
Annual Meeting,
Seed Exchange and Volunteer Party
Seed Exchange and Volunteer Party
Join with other members of our chapter as we celebrate an amazing year at Richfield Community Center. Evening will include election of officers, brief program and pizza.
__________________
