How Blue Thumb Partnership Works The Blue Thumb Partnership is a state-wide network of clean water and native plant stewards creating change to bridge the gap between knowledge and action by offering resources and programs to Minnesotans. Blue Thumb Partners include local governmental units, non-profit organizations, and private companies all working toward the same goals. The Blue Thumb Partnership supports…
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It may be the middle of winter, but now is the time to plan for changes you want to make to your yard this spring. How would you like to… Read More →
On a summer day at Lake Minnewashta, Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa and Metro Blooms Design+Build crew members gathered in a resident’s yard to remove a large patch of… Read More →
Guest writer Nick Voss, Education & Outreach Coordinator with VLAWMO, contemplates what the relationship between the cardinal flower and ruby-throated hummingbird can teach us about connection and perseverance through the… Read More →
MNL (Minnesota Native Landscapes) Restoration Ecologist Dan Tix shares the multifaceted benefits of bringing prairie habitat into small spaces. MNL is a Blue Thumb partner and sponsor. Planting a native… Read More →
Spring Resilient Workshops Open! Make your outdoor space more beautiful and beneficial for yourself, your community, and your local ecosystem. Our workshops this year include Resilient Shorelines, Resilient Yards, and Turf Alternatives. Learn More and Register
Kat Dickerson is like any other Minnesotan—she loves jumping headfirst into a lake. But during her old job as a water quality monitor, there were some lakes she refused to… Read More →
NRP was founded in 2014 with the goal of bringing a non-intensive approach to ecological restoration focused on people and the land. From Twin Cities’ roots, we have grown to… Read More →
Plant Finder Tool 4/18 Virtual Resilient Yards Workshop with the City of Minnetonka 4/23 Virtual Resilient Yards Workshop with the City of Minneapolis 4/25 In-Person Resilient Shoreline Workshop with the City of Eden Prairie 5/2 In-Person Resilient Yards + Shorelines Workshop with Itasca Waters All Spring Workshops Resilient Yards Online Learning Series Lawns to Legumes…
