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Jun 2021
Wolf Ridge Tree Planting Volunteer Opportunity
Northwoods Volunteer Connection invites the public to participate in planting and protecting native white pine seedlings at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. These trees will help reforest logged areas and improve the climate resilience of the Center's forests. A volunteer opportunity for families with children 10 and over. Join for both days or just one. Leadership, training, personal protective equipment, tools and camping space provided. Camping gear can be provided for a limited number of volunteers. For more information or…
Find out more »Jul 2021
Banadad Ski Trail Clearing
Northwoods Volunteer Connection is looking for help clearing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness' longest tracked ski trail. This is a choose-your-own adventure event. Drop in for a day or two and help clear from the trailhead, or join the elite camping crew to camp and clear the interior Wilderness sections of the trail. Crews will likely meet at 11 Poplar Creek Drive in Grand Marais. Leadership, training, personal protective equipment, and tools will be provided. Per diem of $30/day…
Find out more »Boundary Waters Volunteer Event: Pine Lake to Stump Lake Portage Clearing
Travel to the easternmost end of the Boundary Waters Wilderness to help clean up the portage from Pine Lake into Stump Lake. This will be a multi-day trip that will require camping for three nights in the Boundary Waters. A stipend of $30/day is offered to cover food costs while on the project.
Find out more »Sep 2021
Keep Duluth Clean: Fall Clean-Up
Keep Duluth Clean is a Duluth volunteer-based group organizing clean-ups and raising awareness on litter, dumping and other environmental issues within the city. KDC organizers are coordinating their semi-annual, all-day, citywide clean-up event with the mission to inspire residents to take part to rid the city of trash before going into the winter months. Volunteers are encouraged to clean up in front of their homes, at a nearby park, trail or stream, or at other locations where individuals see value…
Find out more »Oct 2021
Buckthorn Pull: Removing Invasive Species
Pull Buckthorn with others. Full details here.
Find out more »Take Back the Night March and Rally 2021
Kirby Bus Hub, 1208 Kirby Drive. Community-resources tabling, ways to get involved and campus and community engagement around the prevention and intervention of power-based violence. There will be opportunities for attendees to make signs for the march.
Find out more »Tipping of the Roses
Duluth Parks and Recreation staff and members of the Lake Superior Rose Society will be on hand at the Leif Erikson Rose Garden to teach the Minnesota Tip Method, a process that protects tender roses from the harsh conditions of a typical Duluth winter. Rose tipping is an all ages, no experience needed event. Groups, families and individuals are invited to attend. Those interested in participating should arrive at the Rose Garden, located between 12th and 13th avenues east and…
Find out more »Nov 2021
Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Patients in local hospitals depend on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type they need to survive. All blood types are needed. Donors help supply nearly 40 local hospitals and more than a dozen air ambulance bases. Memorial Blood Centers follows strict safety protocols for donors and staff to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Donors are required to wear a face mask or face covering and there is a self-screening policy and…
Find out more »Dec 2021
Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Patients in local hospitals depend on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type they need to survive. All types are needed. Donating blood is safe for people who are in good health, free of antibiotics for 24 hours (unless taken daily for skin condition), symptom-free for at least three days following a cold or a flu, and age 17 or older (16 with written parental consent). Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged to help maintain…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Amid the ongoing challenges of recruiting blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Blood Centers is facing a shortage of blood and platelet donations. Donating blood is safe for people who are in good health, free of antibiotics for 24 hours (unless taken daily for skin condition), symptom-free for at least three days following a cold or a flu, and age 17 or older (16 with written parental consent). Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged to help maintain physical…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Patients in local hospitals depend on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type they need to survive. All types are needed. Donating blood is safe for people who are in good health, free of antibiotics for 24 hours (unless taken daily for skin condition), symptom-free for at least three days following a cold or a flu, and age 17 or older (16 with written parental consent). Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged to help maintain…
Find out more »Jan 2022
Garden Programs Information Session (Ages 55+)
Join the Duluth Community Garden Club for an informal session to learn about various gardening opportunities. For ages 55 and older.
Find out more »Feb 2022
Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Amid the ongoing challenges of recruiting blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Blood Centers is facing a shortage of blood and platelet donations. Donating blood is safe for people who are in good health, free of antibiotics for 24 hours (unless taken daily for skin condition), symptom-free for at least three days following a cold or a flu, and age 17 or older (16 with written parental consent). Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged to help maintain physical…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive
Patients in local hospitals depend on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type they need to survive. All blood types are needed. Donors help supply nearly 40 local hospitals and more than a dozen air ambulance bases. Memorial Blood Centers follows strict safety protocols for donors and staff to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Donors are required to wear a face mask or face covering and there is a self-screening policy and…
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