Minneapolis Arbor Day 2018
Beer Garden Provided by Brewing a Better Forest and Their Partners
Join Brewing a Better Forest for the 2018 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. There will be a beer garden hosted by Brewing a Better Forest with many of our partners brews on tap. Brewery Running Series will be having an Arbor Day fun run starting and ending at the park (click here to register). There will also be tree planting, games, education, music, bucket truck rides, tree climbing, and much more. Lots of tree-themed family fun! Come out and celebrate our beautiful urban forest. All proceeds from the beer garden go directly to Brewing a Better Forest and help support their efforts to improve our urban forest.
Join the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and tree lovers of all ages for the 2018 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on April 27, 4-8 pm!
This year attendees will enjoy a festival-style celebration full of tree-themed activities and educational opportunities, music, food, beer and, of course, new trees! Anyone can help MPRB Arborists plant 150 trees around the park.
The 2018 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration would not be possible without event sponsors People for Parks, Brewing a Better Forest and Pat's Tap. Also, a big thank you goes out to all the community supporters and volunteers, including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Council and Kingfield Neighborhood Association.
Elmer the Elm Tree’s 40th Birthday
Elmer the Elm Tree debuted in 1978 to help raise awareness about the potentially devastating effects Dutch Elm Disease posed to Minneapolis’ urban forest. Bold action and management helped taper off the decline of the city’s beloved elm population, which has been diminished but not destroyed more than four decades since the disease began to spread. Large, majestic elm trees still exist in Minneapolis because of this work, unlike many cities across the United States that lost all its elms.
Throughout the years Elmer has served as MPRB Forestry’s go-to mascot for a variety of public education campaigns. Elmer taught residents about improving the health of our city’s trees and reminds us that trees provide millions of dollars’ worth of environmental benefits. Most recently, Elmer starred in the “Water Trees Weekly” campaign which is especially important as thousands of new trees are planted to replace those removed due to Emerald Ash Borer.
Activities
Volunteer
Volunteers are essential to the success of this growing, fantastic community event. Please contact Sherry Brooks at sbrooks@minneapolisparks.org for more information.
This year attendees will enjoy a festival-style celebration full of tree-themed activities and educational opportunities, music, food, beer and, of course, new trees! Anyone can help MPRB Arborists plant 150 trees around the park.
The 2018 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration would not be possible without event sponsors People for Parks, Brewing a Better Forest and Pat's Tap. Also, a big thank you goes out to all the community supporters and volunteers, including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Council and Kingfield Neighborhood Association.
Elmer the Elm Tree’s 40th Birthday
Elmer the Elm Tree debuted in 1978 to help raise awareness about the potentially devastating effects Dutch Elm Disease posed to Minneapolis’ urban forest. Bold action and management helped taper off the decline of the city’s beloved elm population, which has been diminished but not destroyed more than four decades since the disease began to spread. Large, majestic elm trees still exist in Minneapolis because of this work, unlike many cities across the United States that lost all its elms.
Throughout the years Elmer has served as MPRB Forestry’s go-to mascot for a variety of public education campaigns. Elmer taught residents about improving the health of our city’s trees and reminds us that trees provide millions of dollars’ worth of environmental benefits. Most recently, Elmer starred in the “Water Trees Weekly” campaign which is especially important as thousands of new trees are planted to replace those removed due to Emerald Ash Borer.
Activities
- Join MPRB Arborists for tree planting excursions leaving every half hour, 4:30-6:30 pm.
- Bucket truck rides
- Rope-and-saddle tree climbing supervised by professional arborists
- Tree-sized lawn games, including the return of giant cribbage boards built by Harmony Tree Works
- Tree-themed obstacle course/Nature Play Zone
- Tree Swing
- Bounce House
- Arborist Show and Tell: Get an up-close look at many of the tools and machines Arborists use to maintain a healthy urban forest
- Food Trucks
- Beer Garden
- Live Music
Volunteer
Volunteers are essential to the success of this growing, fantastic community event. Please contact Sherry Brooks at sbrooks@minneapolisparks.org for more information.
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