Chapters in Minnesota

Join us for a guided tour of Mni Owe Sni (Coldwater Spring) to experience one of the Twin Cities’ beautiful native prairie restorations in peak bloom. This walk will explore the rich diversity of prairie wildflowers and grasses.

Participants should wear comfortable tennis shoes or hiking boots as this tour will take place on limestone trails. We hope you can join us as we learn more about this sacred, native land.

This tour is free and open to the public.

Over the past 3–4 years, this suburban yard has been gradually transformed into a diverse native plant landscape, largely grown from winter-sown plants. About half of the front yard now features native plantings, including a 12×18’ tapestry lawn installed with support from a Lawns to Legumes grant.

In the larger backyard, roughly one-third of the space has been converted into multiple native planting beds connected by mulched paths. New trees—including white swamp oak, serviceberry, and chokecherry—add structure, while former lawn and garden areas continue to evolve with native flowers. The landscape also incorporates raised vegetable beds, blending habitat-focused gardening with edible plantings.

Join us for the grand unveiling of the newly installed native garden at Hiawatha Elementary School! In the spring of 2026, Hiawatha's second grade team planted nearly 300 native plants across three classroom garden spaces thanks to funding from the Wild Ones "Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Program and support from Wild Ones Twin Cities Chapter volunteers. This event will provide attendees with the opportunity to tour a native school garden in its first year of growth, and to meet with members of the volunteer garden team that made this project possible.