Join us on April 22 for Navigating Upstream, a gathering and fundraiser focused on the future of Minnesota’s natural places. Your support helps power this work, bringing Minnesotans together, building community, and inspiring stewardship for Minnesota’s land, water, and air.
Nasrieen Habib is 37 years old and she lives in North Minneapolis with her family. Nasrieen loves to spend time in nature, but she didn’t feel safe doing it alone, so she created a group for women who look like her. We recently sat down to discuss Hiking Hijabie, the group she founded in 2022… Read More →
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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 population of college students. Macalester college students host a deep love of nature in features that can be seen across the campus. From the native trees across all areas… Read More →
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 sector. Since joining the team in 2022 Jenna has named and reframed the norms and aligned programs to build programming across GiveMN. Jenna has a B.A. of English, Theatre Arts,… 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 →
John Larsen is the co-founder of Upstream and co-founder of Design 45. Meet John Larsen, the co-founder of Upstream, an architect and co-founder of Design 45, a design firm that focuses on creating spaces for people to thrive regardless of what’s happening in our climate. He received his Master of Architecture from the University of… Read More →
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 bound, traveling with his family everywhere from Minnesota’s North Shore to Morocco, Spain, and Italy. No matter the distance, he always returns to his roots on the North Shore, and… Read More →
When Minnesota’s organizations and companies come together we can make this a better place for all of us to live, play and do business. Upstream Partner, HealthPartners, a leading healthcare provider in Minnesota has recently released its climate resilience plan. Go Upstream as an organization today.
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 instill a love, reverence and sense of responsibility to our natural places. Along with my dad Pete Goldman, they taught me that there’s not just one right way to… Read More →
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 spends most of her time with her family fishing, hunting, and boating around Lake Vermillion. After going to college in Bemidji, Caley always knew coming back to the Iron Range… Read More →
Written by Amanda Arbogast John McComb, a native of Virginia, MN, started beekeeping as a hobby in 2012. As a supporter of the “save the bees” movement, John understands how important bees are to the world’s ecosystem and recognizes the integral role bees play in sustaining human food sources. John has previously tried to sell… Read More →
Written by Kate Tovsen, Upstream Care for Place Fellow Only three things in Minnesota life are certain: death, taxes, and a long, cold winter. I moved to Minnesota for college with nothing more for outerwear than a black and plum reversible fleece Target zip-up. It didn’t even have a hood — I have no idea… Read More →
