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Apr092022

Join the 2022 Minneapolis Earth Day Cleanup on April 23!

Everyone is encouraged to participate! Volunteer to help pick up trash in parks, neighborhoods, and along water bodies.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and City of Minneapolis encourage everyone to join the annual Minneapolis Earth Day Clean-Up event on Saturday, April 23, 9:30 am-Noon.

It’s free to participate and your help is needed to clean up our beautiful city! No registration needed, just show up at one of 35 supported park locations listed below and help pick up trash. Bags and gloves will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

Please share the event information with anyone who may be interested: MinneapolisEarthDay.com and 2022 Minneapolis Earth Day Flyer.

Questions? Contact Tom Godfrey at tgodfrey@minneapolisparks.org or 612-230-6484.

2022 Earth Day 5K Bee Run/Walk/River Cleanup

The Great River Coalition offers an Earth Day 5K Bee Run/Walk/River Cleanup at Boom Island Park. Visit the Great River Coalition website for more information and registration.

DIY Earth Day

Prefer to go at your own pace? You can contribute to clean parks for everyone by participating in Do-It-Yourself Earth Day!

Grab a bag from home and head out to your favorite park or trail or discover a new one. Pick up litter you see, while getting fresh air and exercise, then share pictures of your trash haul on Facebook page or by using the hashtag #mplsDIYEarthDay.

Earth Day Locations

Armatage Park

2500 West 57th Street

Bassett's Creek Park

SE corner of Penn Ave. N. and 1 1/2 Ave. N

Bde Maka Ska East

Corner of W Lake Street and E Bde Maka Ska Parkway

Beltrami Park

1111 Summer St. NE

Boom Island Park

724 Sibley St. NE

Bryant Square Park 

3101 Bryant Ave S

Cedar Lake Park

Cedar Lake Parkway and 25th Street W

Creekview Park

5001 Humboldt Ave. N

East River Flats Park

351 East River Parkway

East River Parkway

East River Parkway and Franklin Avenue

Elliot Park

1000 E 14th St.

Father Hennepin Bluff Park

100 6th Ave. SE

Folwell Park 

1615 N Dowling Ave

James I. Rice Park

West River Parkway and N 4th Avenue

Kenny Park/Grass Lake

1328 58th Street W

Lake Harriet Park

4135 Lake Harriet Parkway, Band Shell parking lot

Lake Nokomis

2401 East Minnehaha Parkway

Lake of the Isles East

W 27th Street and East Lake of the Isles Parkway

Longfellow Park

3435 36th Ave. S

Loring Park

1382 Willow St.

Lynnhurst Park

1345 W Minnehaha Parkway

Mill Ruins Park

102 Portland Ave. S

Minnehaha Falls

4801 S Minnehaha Drive

Mueller Park

2509 Colfax Ave. S

Pearl Park

414 Diamond Lake Road E

Powderhorn Park

3400 15th Ave. S

Sibley Park

1900 E 40th Street

Sumner Field Park

901 Aldrich Ave. N

Theodore Wirth Regional Park

The Trailhead, 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway

Thomas Lowry Park

900 Douglas Ave. S

Triangle Park

10th Street S between 4th and 5th Avenue

West River Parkway 36th Street

West River Parkway and E 36th Street

West River Parkway 44th Street

West River Parkway and E 44th Street

Waite Park 

1810 34th Ave. NE

Whittier Park

425 W 26th St.

 

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