

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington: Bringing Water Home (An Official We Are Water Event)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Explore how water moves on the land where you live, at home and in your community. We will use topographical maps to understand residential water issues and potential solutions that you can implement at home. From rainfall to runoff, understand how water flows and where it goes. Learn how partnering with native plants and water scaping helps restore aquifers and purify water. Reflect on the landscape around you and how your relationship with water can deepen.

Registration required. Capped at 50 participants, register here: https://share-na2.hsforms.com/1o80BkbVqQ_WJzgOTjzkkogsnq5z 
Meet us in the classrooms of the Bloomington Visitor Center

This is an indoor program, consisting mainly of sitting down, with the option to walk around the We Are Water Exhibit and Confluence Gallery. Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended.

Accessibility at Bloomington Visitor Center:
Restrooms and water fountains are located inside the visitor center. Handicap parking and dropoff available. Visitor center is flat aggregate or carpeted flooring with ramps to access all areas. There are benches and rest areas around the visitor center.

Hillside and Spur trails are natural surface with has steep slopes, with a wooden staircase for a portion of it. Long Meadow Lake trail is accessed via these sloped trails, but itself is mostly flat and is natural surface. Depending on seasonal trail conditions, natural surface paths may be muddy (summer) or snowy (winter) and may not always be suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. There are no benches in the trail area. Trailheads are a 0.1-0.2 mile distance from the parking lot. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs at least ten business days before the event to Oscar Hernandez at oscar_hernandez@fws.gov.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mendota/altlawns-of-richfield-and-bloomington-bringing-water-home-an-official-we-are-water-event/200029427755251
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://share-na2.hsforms.com/1o80BkbVqQ_WJzgOTjzkkogsnq5z?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mendota-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mendota
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425
- **lat**: 44.85987
- **long**: -93.21621
- **full address**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (https://allevents.in/org/minnesota-valley-national-wildlife-refuge/25936386)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington: Bringing Water Home (An Official We Are Water Event) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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