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Nominate an individual or company going above an beyond in caring for our shared natural places.
Written by Gunnar Carlson, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
I entered a fly fishing tournament this spring. Now, I am in no way someone who needs…
Written by Allison Jurek, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
I cannot recall a time when Minnesota’s dirt, water, and green spaces were sprawled in front of…
Written by Monica Rojas, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
“Mississippi River!” echoes throughout the family car. It reverberates through our bones and rattles the treasures tucked…
Written by Amanda Arbogast
Caley is a 30-year-old 1st grade teacher from Virginia, Minnesota. Caley currently resides in Hibbing with her husband and 7-month-old daughter. She…
Written by Gunnar Carlson for Upstream’s Care for Place Fellowship
Scot Simmons is a 54-year-old Minnesotan from Bloomington who loves the outdoors, this passion led him…
Nasireen Habib is 37 years old and she lives in North Minneapolis with her family. Nasireen loves to spend time in nature, but she didn’t…
Written by Zaki Numani, Upstream Intern
The beauty of Minnesota across both urban and rural environments provides a huge draw to the state, especially within the…
Jenna Ray is the Deputy Executive Director of Community Impact at GiveMN where she is leading the way to increase confidence across our state’s nonprofit…
Anthony Quill is a Minnesota dad and blogger who loves experiencing epic adventures with his wife and two kids. He is Twin Cities-based but globally…
Written by Andy Goldman-Gray
Last week my Stepdad, Bill Gray passed away at the age of 84. He was one of my two dads who helped…
From our 10,000 lakes to our backyards, from our city parks to our prairie land and boreal forests, our grand natural spaces are a unique…
My name is Amelia Paine and I have been working with Upstream as an intern throughout the past few months. As an Environmental Studies student…