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OCAB Mural and Garden: Haŋté (Cedar) Healing Bridge Celebration and Unveiling
Date(s)
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
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Join the City of Bloomington and Minnesota Valley National Refuge to celebrate the completion and unveiling of the mural and garden project "Haŋté (Cedar) Healing Bridge" at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge Trailhead building on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11am-1pm.
Event activities will include:
- 11:00am - opening ceremony
- 11:30-12:30 -
- Meet and chat with the artists;
- Buddah boards with prompts to thank water;
- Foraged plant cyanotype artist activity led by Aiyana Kline and Courtney Cochran
- Tea ceremony and elder-led seed/tea giveaway, plant introductions by Flores De Miel
- Music by guitarist Obsidian James.
- 12:30pm - closing/water ceremony
Learn more about the project and see progress photos at blm.mn/ocabmural.
This event is co-hosted by Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge with support from the "We Are Water MN" program. Learn more about water in our community by visiting the We Are Water exhibit at the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center between October 7th and November 30th.
We Are Water MN deepens connections between the humanities and water through a network of partnerships, a traveling exhibit, and public events. We Are Water MN helps communities, organizations, and individuals make better, more collaborative, and more relevant choices about water. To learn more, visit their website.