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Meet our friends group partner

Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.

Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group.

Friends of Sunfish Lake Park

Mission

Friends of Lake Elmo’s Sunfish Lake Park stands as a symbol of the stewardship of our community for its natural surroundings and heritage.

Friends Since

2016

nature center with garden and bench
small garden with three sisters planted—beans, corn, and squash
Three Sisters Garden—squash, beans, corn—in cooperation with Stillwater Schools Native American Parent Advisory Committee
two kids looking at bee hive observation set-up indoors
standing group outdoors listening to guide

Friends of Sunfish Lake Park

Events

Fall Colors on the Tree Trek

Fall Family Nature Exploration and Photo Hike

Stargazing Date Night

Conservation at Home

Animal Skull Identification

nature center with garden and bench

Guided Hike and Book Signing

Chasing Dragons

Wolves: Myths and Misconceptions

nature center with garden and bench

John Neitge Earth Day Earth Day Celebration

The Tao of Walking Sticks

Robin Wall Kimmerer Viewing Party

What’s Hiding At Our Park?

Three painted turtles on a log

Adult Education – Reptiles

Beekeeping Basics

Two rows of oak saplings lined up against a backdrop of brown vinyl siding

John Neitge Memorial Earth Day Event

A group of young people mill around in an open green space. Some carry tools; other tools have been laid on the ground or stuck into the sod. They are creating wooden planter boxes for prairie plant specimens.

John Neitge Memorial Earth Day Event

Adult Education Series: Preserving Ice in the Environment

Interpretive Drop In Event: Agates

Adult Education Series: Loggers’ Tales

two kids looking at bee hive observation set-up indoors

Family Nature Day

standing group outdoors listening to guide

Native Grass Planting

nature center with garden and bench

Oak Planting

Kite Flying

Winter Wonders Scavenger Hunt

Friends of Sunfish Lake Park

News

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