Bell Museum Solution Studio | Now through August 30
The Bell Museum's summer makerspace is back this year, featuring activities and challenges inspired by the work of MSP LTER researchers.
In Solution Studio, you can follow your curiosity and let your creativity loose. Awaken your inner scientist by playing the Plant Game, plotting pollinators on a Metro Area map, building a pond sampling tool, and more!
Visit the exhibit now through August 30.
The Urban Ecosystem: Music Inspired by the Nature of Cities
Join us at the Bell Museum on October 8 at 6pm or October 11 at 4:30pm for a unique concert experience that blends the worlds of music, nature, art, and research!
Begin the evening with conversations and hands-on activities with MSP LTER researchers. Then hear the new composition The Urban Ecosystem: Music Inspired by the Nature of Cities—a collaboration between Seattle-based composer Jessi Harvey, the Twin City’s own 10th Wave Chamber Music Collective, and the MSP LTER. Through live music and accompanying visuals, explore how plants, animals, and humans interact with each other in the lakes, forests, and grasslands that make up our local, urban ecosystem.
Information for Concert Performances
- October 8 Event Page | Doors open at 6pm, concert starts at 7pm
- October 11 Event Page | Doors open at 4:30pm, concert starts at 5:30pm
- Get Tickets
Additional support for this event comes from the Puffin Foundation and the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment.
Connect with the MSP LTER at Tabling Events
Monarch Festival | September 12, 2026
Talk pollinators and urban contaminants with MSP LTER Co-Director Emilie Snell-Rood and the Snell-Rood Lab at the 18th Annual Monarch Festival \ Festival de la Monarca!
About the Festival
The Festival celebrates the monarch butterfly’s amazing 2,300-mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, food, dance, hands-on art, native plant sales, and plenty of opportunities to get up close with monarch butterflies, learn about their habitats, and what you can do to make a difference. - Monarch Festival Website
Event Details
- 18th Annual Monarch Festival – Festival de la Monarca
- Saturday, September 12th | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- The Festival will be held just east of the Lake Nokomis Community Center in the area bounded by E. Minnehaha Parkway, Woodlawn Boulevard, and E. Nokomis Parkway. Map & Directions.