Upstream is seeking passionate Minnesotans who celebrate and care for our state’s natural places! If you have a unique way of caring for Minnesota’s outdoor spaces and want to inspire others to do the same, apply to join the Care for Place Fellowship. 🌎🌱💻 This fellowship will gather 5 Minnesotans from across the state, who… Read More →
Do you love where you live? We are looking for individuals who have stories to tell about their natural Minnesota place, and how they care for it. Upstream Initiative announces an open call for the A Care for Place fellowship! This call will support a cohort of 10 Minnesotans with $1,200 project stipends to create and document… Read More →
Written by Alex Blondeau, Upstream Care for Place Fellow On the north side of Fergus Falls, not far from where I grew up, there was once a junkyard. When I was probably still in junior high, the city purchased the land and hauled away all the broken cars. I remember it being an interesting place… Read More →
Written by Allison Jurek, Upstream Care for Place Fellow Connect with place, know place, care for place. A simple three-stepped mantra that can serve to inspire. In my previous story, I offered the practice of forest bathing as a way of living this mantra. I’ll be the first to agree that the term ‘forest bathing’… Read More →
Meet the 12 Minnesotans nominated for the work they do to care for our natural places Bill Lane from Tofte was nominated for the many hours he volunteers every week to maintain the trails around him. Molly Stoddard from Fergus Falls is a true friend of the prairie grasses in West Central Minnesota. She is… Read More →
Written by Allison Jurek, Upstream Care for Place Fellow We each have our perceptions of what a place is, what makes it special, and what that place might need from us. But how is it that we truly come to know a place? Just as when we come to know a person, we build a… Read More →
Written by Kate Tovsen, Upstream Care for Place Fellow While my parents weren’t necessarily outdoorsy, they still imbued in me a feeling of stewardship and care for place. One of the things we regularly did as a family was taking what my mom would unironically call “trash hikes” along a small canal near our house.… Read More →
Upstream is thrilled to announce the selection of our 2024 Upstream Artist Fellows – 12 artists from a variety of mediums who share a love for Minnesota’s natural places and care for them personally and through their work. The artists will embark on a nearly year-long relationship with each other and Upstream, finding inspiration in… Read More →
Do you love where you live? Are you an artist, a maker, a creative, or a culture bearer with a story to tell about your place? Are you always trying to inspire people to be stewards of the places we love and share? Upstream, supported by Springboard for the Arts, seeks 12 Minnesota artists, creatives,… Read More →
Upstream is thrilled to announce the selection of our 2023 Upstream Artist Fellows. Upstream Artist Fellows are 13 artists from a variety of mediums who share a love for Minnesota’s natural places and care for them personally and through their work. The artists will embark on a nearly year-long relationship with each other and Upstream,… Read More →
Do you love where you live? Are you an artist, a maker, a creative, or a culture bearer with a story to tell about your place? Are you always trying to get people to move to your town? Upstream Initiative announces an open call for the A Care for Place campaign! Supported by Springboard for… Read More →
Written by Monica Rojas and Allison Jurek, Upstream Care for Place Fellows As Upstream Care for Place Fellows, we have been able to stop and reflect about our loves of Minnesota’s natural spaces. In this final reflection, we have compiled a collection of activities you can do with little fuss or cost. We hope they… Read More →
