Educational Activity Tote Checkout
River Keepers hands-on educational activity totes are available for check out! Anybody can teach them as there is written curriculum and instructional videos. Try them out with classrooms, clubs, organizations, etc. All of these activities can be modified to teach older or younger students. Check them out at: https://www.riverkeepers.org/proj…/activity-tote-checkout/ Thanks to a Concordia College volunteer […]
River Ice Safety
It’s starting to look like a winter wonderland outside but please enjoy the Red Riverfrom its banks. River ice thickness varies greatly depending on the location. In many spots, such as near the bridge abutments, dams, stormwater outfalls and outside bends, the ice is unstable and there are even open areas. It can be a […]
Youth Red River Paddling Excursions
River Keepers, with a mission to advocate for safe and sustainable use of the Red River, would like to get more youth groups out onto the Red River paddling in canoes and kayaks. This could be high school gym classes, scouting groups, summer park youth camps, etc. Each excursion would begin with the basics of […]
Legacy Endowment Fund
Are you interested in making an even bigger, more lasting difference for River Keepers? Our Legacy Endowment Fund will provide support into the future AND provide you with significant tax savings through the North Dakota Charitable Income Tax Credit. You canclaim a credit of 40% on a minimum donation of $5000 to a qualified endowment; […]
Clean ups, Clean ups and More Clean ups!
Hello, It’s that time of the year when we like to celebrate the year in review and ask our friends to consider an end of the year gift to build on that success. River Keepers hasbeen blessed with wonderful support in the form of partnering agencies, donors and volunteers again in River Keepers board of […]
2021 Winter Solstice Walk
Join us on Tuesday, December 21. Bring some light and cheer to the longest night of the year. The looped trail at Trollwood Park (3664 Elm Street North in Fargo) will be lit at 5 p.m. and glow until 8 p.m. There will be one guided walk beginning at 6 p.m. that will take about […]
T-shirt Tote Distribution Help
Have an event or store you would like to distribute T-shirt totes at from our T-shirt to Tote Project? We have finished totes that are ready to distribute and could use help with outreach!We have found a lot of plastic bags during our clean ups at Snakey Creek. Our volunteers have been working hard to […]
Intern Spotlight: Sarah
“Hi! My name is Sarah Howe, and I’m a senior about to graduate from MSUM. I am originally from the small town of Woodstock, Vermont and transferred to MSUM in January 2019 after falling in love with the Fargo-Moorhead area. I am majoring in English and minoring in Sustainability, which is what brought me to […]
Intern Spotlight: Greta
Greta is a senior at Concordia College double majoring in Political Science and Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a Concentration on Policy, and also minoring in Philosophy. She stays busy on campus as a member of the Concordia Choir, improv and mock trial teams, and a first-year transition mentor. Greta has been very passionate about […]
Intern Spotlight: Katie
Katie will graduate in December from Bemidji State University. She is majoring in geohydrology with a minor in geology. Katie enjoys interning at River Keepers, learning about water quality monitoring, and helping improve our rain barrel, compost tumbler, and pollinator workshops offered in the Fargo/Moorhead area. After Bemidji, she plans to obtain a master’s degree […]