2025 Upcoming Events

March 14: 9 AM to 4 PM
University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus, Ruttan Hall

Pollinator Friendly Alliance invites you to visit our educational booth at this in-person beekeeping class hosted by the University of Minnesota Bee Lab. Topics include: Equipment, Hiving packages, Honey production, Dividing colonies and more.

March 14: 10 AM to 2 PM, Patagonia, 1648 Grand Avenue, St. Paul

Come visit Pollinator Friendly Alliance and do your spring shopping at Patagonia on Grand Avenue in St Paul. Learn about best practices for pollinator gardening in spring, and pollinator conservation from the experts. Pick up a hot drink from Misfit Coffee while you’re there.

To be scheduled - April

Pollinator Park, 523 Owens Street North, Stillwater 55082

Join us at the Pollinator Park at Mulberry Creek to shape up the flowers and habitat pollinator-friendly style. Bring a shovel or garden clippers if you want to garden. Pollinator habitat demos and experts on hand to answer your questions. Play the spin the wheel game.

Tuesday, April 7: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Minnesota Senate Building, 95 University Avenue West, St. Paul

We all need clean air and water to live healthy lives. There are laws to protect Minnesotans and our environment. But when state officials refuse to enforce existing laws, we all lose. Bee-killing insecticides go unregulated and pesticide drift is unenforced, air pollution is increasing cancer and asthma, and the DNR is illegally leasing our public lands to private interests and timber production. These are just a few examples of polluter capture. Please join us at the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee for a hearing on Polluter Capture April 7th.

Saturday, April 25: Noon to 4:00 PM
UW-River Falls University Center

Visit Pollinator Friendly Alliance at this free community event in River Falls. Plus enjoy live music, earth month activities, food sampling giveaways and more!

Rites of Spring Community Day
Saturday, April 25: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Wildwood Elementary School, 8698 75th Street North, Mahtomedi

Visit Pollinator Friendly Alliance at this Earth Month Event. All are welcome at this free event to celebrate and learn all things “earth” friendly.

May 9th: time tbd

Join Pollinator Friendly Alliance to seed a colorful flower medicine wheel in the beautiful prairie at The Acreage. Bring a drum or rattle. Learn about pollinator specialist and our very own medicine wheel ceremony. Dress for the outdoors.

Saturday, May 16: Noon to 3:00 PM

Join Pollinator Friendly Alliance and enjoy good food plus learn about all things green, from e-bikes to pollinator gardens, electric vehicles to solar installations at the Eco Fair on Summit.

Come spend time with your neighbors and find new ways for you and your community to transition to a greener future. All are welcome at this free event. Join us rain or shine under the big tent!

Pollinator Friendly Alliance has many biodiversity projects in 2026 in need of volunteers. Check back for updates here. If you’re interested in participating, please email laurie@pollinatorfriendly.org

Spring 2026: Planting native plants at Stillwater Township Hall.

Spring 2026: Installing the protected turtle nesting patch at Big Marine Park

Spring 2026: Seeding a new prairie at Big Marine Park.

Spring 2026: Planting wild strawberries at Big Marine Park.

Spring garden day at the Pollinator Park in Stillwater.

Fall 2026: Seed collecting at Lake Elmo Park Reserve.

Fall 2026: Seeding native prairie at Lake Elmo Park Reserve.