Fifth Annual
A Million Shades of Green Gala

Presented by



This premier fundraiser honors corporate, nonprofit, and government environmental stewards and benefits Great River Greening. Begun in 1995 as a project to restore Saint Paul's industrial riverfront, Great River Greening has since grown with its Million Acorn Campaign, St. Croix Healthy Waters Campaign into a regional non-profit leader for community-based restoration of natural areas and open space.

Join 200 corporate, civic and community leaders as they celebrate Earth Week and honor these individuals and organizations renewing the land and restoring communities:

The Corporate Environmental Steward of the Year – Aveda        

The Non-Profit Environmental Steward of the Year – National Wild Turkey Federation - MN Chapter

The Environmental Business of the Year – Pentair

The Environmental Community Partner of the Year – Saint Paul Port Authority

The Individual Environmental Steward of the Year – Loran Kaardal of Redwood Falls

The Landscape Photographer of the Year – Stan Tekiela of Victoria

Founders’ Award – Rob Buffler, first Executive Director of Great River Greening

Special Achievement Award – Minnesota Twins

The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a reception and a silent auction featuring items you won’t want to miss bidding on. 

  • Vacation getaways
  • Once in a lifetime experiences
  • Wine and gourmet baskets
  • Tickets for two for theatre, dance, and orchestra performances.
  • Garden baskets with gift certificates from area nurseries.

Dinner begins at 8:00 pm followed by A Million Shades of Green Awards Ceremony.

A Million Shades of Green Gala will be held Saturday, April 16 at Southview Country Club in Saint Paul. Tickets for the gala are $100 per person, $1,000 for tables of ten. To reserve, telephone Patrick at 651-665-9500x18 or e-mail pflood@greatrivergreening.org.