Join the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) for an entertaining evening in appreciation of trees at the 2019 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration at Theodore Wirth Regional Park on April 26, 4-8 pm! The award-winning festival is full of tree-themed activities and educational opportunities, music, food, beer and, of course, new trees! Anyone can help MPRB Arborists plant 200 new trees. The event will be held in the area of the park between Wirth Lake Beach and JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden, near the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Xerxes Avenue.
Volunteers are essential to the success of this growing, fantastic community event!
- TREE PLANTING ESCORTS
- Positions: 15
- Shift time: 4 – 7 PM
- Lead tree planting volunteers, adults and children, to designated planting zones at ½-hour intervals. Planting starts at 4:30.
- GAME ZONE LEADS
- Positions Available: 2 per shift
- Shift time: 4 – 6 PM and 6 – 8 PM
- Monitor the game zone and lead family friendly games: Life-size Kubb and Checkers.
- NATURE PLAY MONITORS
- Positions Available: 2 per shift
- Shift time: 4 – 6 PM and 6 – 8 PM
- Monitor and assist with nature play activities.
- THE ARBORIST EXPERIENCE
- Positions Available: 6 per shift
- Shift time: 4 – 6 PM and 6 – 8 PM
- Assist park arborists with the following activities: tree bucket truck rides, climbing station challenge, and the throw line launch. Queue management, harness and helmet fittings.
Please contact Sherry Brooks at sbrooks@minneapolisparks.org for more information.
