For three decades, we’ve been dedicated to restoring and sustainably managing Minnesota’s landscapes.
Below is a timeline of our journey—from our early beginnings to where we are today. We invite you to explore, and thank you for being a part of this important work!
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
The Founder’s Circle is a group of changemakers who were instrumental in launching Great River Greening.
Gordon & Jo Bailey
Paul Bard
Lori Biederman & Dave Paterson
Bigelow Foundation
Ann Bitter & Lyn Parker
David Boyce
Mary Broeker
Ellen Brown*
Bob Buck & Mary Coutreau
Rob Buffler
Gerry Bullard
Senator Norm Coleman*
Jay Cowles & Page Knudson Cowles
Lydia Crawford & Phil Davies
Anne DeCoster
Tom Dickson & Lisa Myaya
* 30th Anniversary Co-Chair
Kathy & Steve Dougherty
Lee Driscoll
Joan Duddingston
Krista Erickson
Tim Faricy
Ellen Fuge
Joan Galli
Jim & Joan Gardner
Gary Gardner
Blanche & Thane Hawkins
Bill Highum & Jenny Mockenhaupt
Steven Holmstoen
Patricia & Robert Huberty
Anne Hunt
Deborah Karasov
Allan Kelin & Harriet Lansing
Doug & Julie Kmoch
Cynthia Lane
Colles Larkin
Dusty Mairs
Hellen Mairs
Monica & Tim Marx
McKnight Foundation
Ann & Doug McMillan
Edie Meissner
Sheila Mohr
William Moyers
Catherine Nicohlson
Nancy & Richard Nicholson
Margaret Ordway
Gregory Page
Bob Paradise
Dave Peterson
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Saint Paul Garden Club
Bill & Susan Sands
Patrick Seeb
Barb & Dennis Senneseth
Maria Silva
Lucy Thompson
Judy Titcomb
Tom Trow
UMN Landscape Studies
TK Walling
Greg Wenz
Ted & Nancy Weyerhaeuser
Ben & Mary Whitney
Jonathan & Sarah Wilmshurst
