Red River Water Festival
We asked for volunteers, and you delivered! We can’t thank all of our volunteers (around 140 of you!), teachers, and chaperones enough who helped make our Red River Water Festival a success this past week and a half. Because of everyone’s help, 2,300 plus 3rd and 4th grade students participated in fun interactive activities that […]
Governor Walz Proclaims Hunting and Fishing Day
River Keepers was fortunate to be invited, with other outdoors organizations promoting hunting and fishing in Minnesota, as Governor Walz proclaimed today Hunting and Fishing Day. He recognized that the outdoors has numerous values for the state and for individuals. The Red River is a great place to fish, go out and try it! #EnjoytheRed
Race the Red Results
Here are the 2022 Race the Red results. Thank you to all who participated and volunteered to help make it a fun night on the Red River! #RKThanks #EnjoytheRed Check out our Best Decorated winners from this year’s race! Congratulations, Dakota & DeAnna! We love the creativity and extra fun you added to the race.
Storm Drain Marking Program Volunteer Video
Thank you so much to Concordia students participating yesterday in Hands for Change who volunteered for the Storm Drain Marking Program! This is a fun video! Watch it here! #RKThanks #SustaintheRed
Red River Water Festival Volunteers Needed
We can’t wait to once again offer a fun, interactive and educational field trip for our local fourth graders during the Red River Water Festival. Join our team of volunteers who make this event happen! We have a lot of spots to fill! Dates: September 20-23, 26-27 Shifts: Lead an activity or be an activity […]
Clean Up Volunteers Needed
One way to explore the trails near the Red River is to sign up for a Red River Trail Clean Up. We appreciate working with Tess who takes out her students each year. Last year she commented after cleaning up downtown Moorhead, “These were first year students, so I enjoyed taking them to explore the […]
Lil’ Fisherman’s Clinic & Derby
The 2022 Lil’ Fishermen’s Clinic and Derby was a big success! The largest fish was a 33 inch catfish caught by our first place winner, Dekker! Our second place winner, Natalie, caught 2 smallmouth bass and a sunfish. Our third place winner, Bennett, caught a 16.5” drum and a catfish. There were 8 different species […]
Ruler of the Red Fishing Tournament Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Ruler of the Red Fishing Tournament! The Largest Channel Catfish at 35″ was caught by Trevor Olson, the Largest Walleye at 15.25″ was caught by Evan Carr. Evan also won the Wildcard Walleye with Jeremy Swanson winning the Wildcard Channel Catfish. Thank you to all of the participants for […]
Blue River Tote Available for Checkout
Tote Highlight: Our hands-on educational activity totes can be checked out for FREE! Today we are highlighting Blue River! Check out this activity in action! Check out the activity here: https://www.riverkeepers.org/proj…/activity-tote-checkout/ Simulate the movement of water through a watershed. Role play the effects of the water cycle on water quality between the natural and human constructed […]
River Flows and Paddling
Even though the Red River is back within its banks, the current is still moving fast. If you are considering going paddling, check out the river levels and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recommendations first. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/river_levels/index.html#LearntheRed 2021 Photo Credit: Chelsea Joy Photography