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Great River Coalition Announces 2021 Earth Day Events


Saturday, April 17-24, 2021
 Virtual 5K Bee Run/Walk/Treadmill/Bike on your own schedule – Bee Healthy!

Fun, family friendly event hosted by:

• Great River Coalition

 

• Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

 

• The National Park Service

 

• St. Catherine University

 

• Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

 

• Mill City Running/Saint City Running

 

Register online 

Participants receive a tech t-shirt. Donation is $25. A portion of the proceeds go to pollinator plantings.

This link is for virtual options to Run/Walk/Bike: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks_destinations/trails_pggarkways/pedestrian_and_bike_trail_distancesBring family and friends to Virtual 5K Bee Fun Run/Walk/Treadmill/Bike. Bee creative with pollinator costumes and post pics to our Facebook or Instagram sites!

Pick up race swag at Mill City Running, 411 E Hennepin Avenue on Friday, April 17–24. (20% off any purchase at Mill City Running that week for all registrants.)

For more information, visit the Great River Coalition Facebook page, website, or contact diane@greatrivercoalition.com. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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“Our bees (all of them, honey and wild bees), need good clean food (flowers)! Lots of flowers that grow over the growing season will help bees have good nutrition, immunity, and health.”

Dr. Marla Spivak, Entomologist, Distinguished McKnight University Professor Apiculture/Social Insects.

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