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The Great River Coalition, a non-profit 501(c) (3) environmental membership organization, is the creator of the 5K Bee Fun Run/Walk event. Our partners for the run include the National Park Service and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The Minneapolis park system is a recognized national leader and voted the number one park system in the United States!

Our goal, with a coalition of partners, is to extend the Pollinator Pathway from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Great River Coalition 5K Bee Run/Walk and River Clean-Up is our Flagship annual event drawing attention to the plight of our pollinator friends and

• Bring people and attention to one of our greatest assets, the Mississippi River and the Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, the only national park on the Mississippi River;

• Provide an opportunity to enjoy the Minneapolis Mississippi Riverfront environment; and Finally, support our goal of creating a Pollinator Pathway of critical habitat ALONG OUR GREAT RIVER.

“Our bees (all of them, honey and wild bees), need good clean food (flowers)!Lots of flowers that grow over the growing season will help bees have good nutrition, immunity, and health.”

Dr. Marla Spivak, Entomologist, Distinguished McKnight University Professor Apiculture/Social Insects.
University of Minnesota, 2010 MacArthur Fellowship. Visit the UMN Bee Lab at http://www.beelab.umn.edu

Great River Coalition Mission Statement: Advocates for preserving, protecting and promoting the historic, commercial and environmental significance of the Mississippi River and its relationship to the people and their communities. A 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

Great River Coalition • 63 St. Anthony Parkway Northeast, Minneapolis, MN 55418 • 612-331-3636