2025 Volunteer Restoration Events

Volunteers Wanted! 
Volunteer to help manage undesirable vegetation in our parks and restore native plant communities. Please fill out the form below to RSVP for these upcoming FoMP events (or email the specific park contact for any events).

FoMP Volunteer Opportunities 

PARK	DATE	TIME
Boulder Creek	April 26, 2025	10 am - 12 pm
Hilloway	May 3, 2025	10 am - 12 pm
Purgatory	May 4, 2025	1 - 3 pm
Cullen Nature Preserve	May 10, 2025	10 am - 12 pm
Meadow South	May 17, 2025	9:30 am - 12 pm
Meadow South	May 21, 2025	9:30 am - 12 pm
Hilloway	May 31, 2025	10 am - 12 pm
Meadow North	June 7, 2025	9:30 am - 12 pm
Meadow North	June 11, 2025	9:30 am - 12 pm

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Additional City-Advertised Park Volunteer Opportunities

Please visit the city of Minnetonka website to register for additional events not listed above.

Register

PURGATORY PARK REMNANT PRAIRIE BUCKTHORN BLITZ
OCTOBER 9, 2021

spring 2023 events

PARK	DATE	TIME	EVENT
Meadow Park North	Sunday, April 2nd	CANCELLED	Buckthorn
Big Willow	Saturday, April 8th	1 pm - 3:30 pm	Buckthorn
Purgatory	Wednesday, April 12th	1:30 - 3 pm	Buckthorn
Shady Oak Isthmus	Saturday, April 15th	9 - 11 am	Buckthorn
Meadow Park North	Sunday, April 16th	CANCELLED	Buckthorn
Purgatory	Wednesday, April 26th	1:30 - 3 pm	Buckthorn
Lone Lake	Saturday, April 29th	2:30 - 4:30 pm	Garlic Mustard
Jidana	Sunday, April 30th	12 pm - 2:30 pm	Garlic Mustard
Hilloway	Saturday, May 6th	9 am - 11:30 am	Garlic Mustard
Purgatory	Sunday, May 7th	10 am - 12:30 pm	Garlic Mustard
Victoria-Evergreen	Wednesday, May 10th	CANCELLED	Garlic Mustard
Meadow Park South	Saturday, May 13th	9 am - 10:30 am	Garlic Mustard
Meadow Park North	Saturday, May 20th	9 am - 11:30 am	Garlic Mustard
Lone Lake	Sunday, May 21st	12 pm - 3 pm	Garlic Mustard
Cullen Nature Preserve	Saturday, May 27th	9 am - 12 pm	Garlic Mustard
Hilloway	Saturday, June 3rd	9 am - 12 pm	Garlic Mustard
Big Willow	Sunday, June 4th	9 am - 12 pm	Garlic Mustard

2022 Restoration volunteer events

NATURE WALKS​
Minnehaha Creek Headwaters
Tuesday, April 26th from 8 am - 9:30 am
Big Willow Park
Thursday, May 19th from 4 - 5 pm
Lone Lake Park
Tuesday, May 31st from 4 - 5 pm
Shady Oak Isthmus
Tuesday, June 7th from 4 - 5 pm
​Purgatory Park
Tuesday, July 19th from 4 - 5 pm

GARLIC MUSTARD​
Big Willow
Saturday, April 30th, 9 - noon
Cullen
Saturday, May 7th, 9 - noon
Hilloway
Saturday, May 14th, 9 - noon
Meadow
Saturday, May 21st, 9 - noon
Purgatory
Saturday, May 28th, 9 - noon
Lone Lake
Saturday, June 11th, 9 - noon

​BUCKTHORN
​Meadow Park South
Friday, September 16, 4 - 6 pm
Shady Oak
Thursday, September 22, 4 - 6 pm
​Meadow Park South
Saturday, September 24, 9 am - 12 pm
​Victoria Evergreen
Wednesday September 28th, 4 - 6 pm

​BUCKTHORN
Hilloway
Saturday, October 1st, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Sunday, October 2nd, 9 am - 12 pm
Lone Lake
Saturday, October 8th, 9 am - 12 pm
Linner
Sunday, October 9th, 1 - 3 pm
Big Willow
Saturday, October 15th, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Saturday, October 22nd, 9 am - 12 pm
Hilloway
Saturday, November 5th, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Saturday, October 29th, 9 am - 12 pm
Purgatory
Tuesday, September 20th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Tuesday, September 27th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 5th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Friday, October 7th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 12th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Monday, October 17th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 19th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Tuesday, October 25th from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday, October 26th from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Monday, October 31st from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 2nd from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Monday, November 7th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 9th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Monday, November 14th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 16th from 12:30 to 3 pm

2021 RESTORATION VOLUNTEER EVENTS

​Lone Lake Park
​Saturday, October 2nd, 9 am -12 pm
Purgatory Park
Saturday, October 9th, 9 am -12 pm
Hilloway Park
Saturday, October 16th, 9 am -12 pm
Big Willow Park
Friday, November 5th, 9 am -12 pm
​Meadow Park
Friday, October 22nd, 4 pm - 6 pm​
​Purgatory Park
Saturday, October 23rd, 1 pm - 3 pm
Tuesday, October 26th, 9 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, November 2nd, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
​Thursday, November 4th, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Tuesday, November 9th, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Wednesday, November 10th, 9:15 am - 11:45 am

Big Willow
Thursday, November 11th, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
Sunday, November 14th, 2 pm - 4 pm
​Lone Lake Park
Saturday, November 13th, 9 am - 12 pm
Big Willow Park
Tuesday, November 16th, 2 pm - 4 pm
Purgatory Park
Wednesday, November 17th, 12 - 2 pm
Friday, November 19th, 1 - 3 pm
Hilloway Park
Saturday, November 20th, 12 pm - 2 pm
Purgatory Park
Tuesday, November 23rd, 1 - 3 pm
Wednesday, November 24th, 1 - 3 pm
Monday, November 29th, 1 - 3 pm
Tuesday, November 30th, 1 - 3 pm
Wednesday, December 1st, 1 - 3 pm

​Big Willow Buckthorn blitz, Friday November 5th