Service Event with Mississippi Park Connection Oct. 3

The Twin Cities Illini Club will help plant trees and maintain native plant species at Father Hennepin Bluff Park in Minneapolis. Sign up today for the fall service event!

The Twin Cities Illini Club will join the Mississippi Park Connection for the club's annual fall service event on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Area Illini will assist in planting trees and shrubs in Father Hennepin Bluff Park located between the Central Ave. and the Stone Arch Bridges at 420 SE Main St. in Minneapolis.
 

Join the club and sign up today on this web page! All area Illini, family, and friends are invited to participate. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older.
 

This is an outdoor event, and social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols will be practiced. Participants will be asked to keep a distance of 6+ feet from anyone at the event who is not a part of their household. Participants should also plan to bring a mask for any gatherings that might take place. Once rangers have provided direction on the task and the group is adequately spaced, masks may be removed while work is performed. If the work requires occasionally moving within 6 feet of others, a mask must be worn. Read more about the park's COVID-19 Procedures.
 

The Mississippi Park Connection will supply work tools for volunteers. Participants should bring their own work gloves, and they are encouraged to bring their own water bottles. Bathrooms and water are not readily available at the parks at this time. The event will be held rain or shine as long as safe conditions allow.