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.