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GREENING STRATEGIES

Creating attractive, ecologically sound landscapes throughout the Twin Cities' river valleys.

Great River Greening provides a complete range of ecological, design and volunteer services. Through our fee-for-service program, Greening Strategies, we work with communities, businesses, agencies and other groups to meet their needs and cover our costs.

We provide:

ECOLOGICAL INVENTORIES AND ANALYSIS

LANDSCAPE DESIGNS

MANAGEMENT PLANS

RESTORATION PROJECTS

Site preparation Design installation VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

RESOURCE MONITORING

What our clients are saying about Great River Greening:

"Great River Greening helped the Science Museum of Minnesota create outdoor parks that have tremendous social and educational value. The native planting design Greening created is beautiful, sustainable and, above all, a learning tool for our thousands of visitors."

-Leslie Cook, Director of Development, Science Museum of Minnesota

"Concerned with the needs of the community in which we live and work, the Twin Cities Assembly Plant leadership has partnered with the skilled staff of Great River Greening to implement ecologically sensitive land management approaches for our Mississippi riverfront property."

-Brad Bystrom, Plant Engineering Supervisor, Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities Assembly Plant

"We at the Port Authority are proud of our success in transforming disused lands into community economic assets-success we share with Great River Greening, which has proven extremely adept at meeting our tenants' diverse needs. When we want to make landscaping improvements on riverfront property, we turn first to Great River Greening."

-John Young, Vice President for Industrial Development, Saint Paul Port Authority

To learn more about these services, contact:

Deborah Karasov, Executive Director