Lisa Filter – Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota

December 11, 2024

We have a new CRM

The next time you donate or renew your membership in Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota, you may notice that the giving form is a little different. We recently adopted a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database. The CRM is what we use to manage …

Vote yes on Lottery proceeds

Current amendment expires Dec. 31, 2024, millions of dollars of environmental funding at risk. What do these projects have in common: creating pollinator habitat at a closed landfill, measuring the impacts of boating wakes on Minnesota shorelines, and acquiring land for Minnesota State Parks? Beyond ...

Share your opinion on funding the outdoors

While the MNDNR survey broadly covers the whole department, Parks & Trails Council has responded with an eye on State Parks and Trails. Below are our thoughts on the questions asked in the survey. The MNDNR is asking for the public’s input on how to ...

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Championing parks and trails at the state capitol

July 3, 2024

Friends Groups invited to participate in photo contest

Parks & Trails Council is hosting its 2024 Photo Contest and there are two ways Friends Group Partners can get involved. Promote the Photo Contest All P&TC's Friends Group Partners are encouraged to share our photo contest with their membership. It's a great way to ...

2024 LEGISLATIVE RECAP

Some wins, some losses for parks and trails May 28, 2024 The Minnesota Legislature’s 2024 legislative session came to a chaotic and contentious close on May 20. The session evolved around a myriad of issues, and like always, it was an eventful one for parks …

State Park track chairs open miles of opportunity for people with mobility impairments

Top Photo: MNDNR Parks and Trails Division Imagine hiking at a Minnesota state park, your trail mix packed for a long trek—raisins aside, because who wants those? Going along, you watch a butterfly pass by when, out of the corner of your eye, you ...

Person in an ATV wheelchair on a dirt path in a state park

Get to know e-bike rules in Minnesota

Minnesota codifies e-bike classes and offers rebate incentive to buy your own If you’ve spent time on Minnesota trails in the last few years, you may have noticed a growing trend: Electric bicycles, or e-bikes now make up the fastest-growing bicycle segment. And all projections ...

Three young adults bicyling down a wooded trail

Indigenous informed management at Grand Portage State Park

× On Dec. 7, 2023 P&TC hosted a webinar presented by leaders from Grand Portage State Park. This article stems from that content. An inspiring example of parks as a shared resource and benefit Heading north along the North Shore on Hwy. 61, on the ...

PARKS & TRAILS COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA UNVEILS A REFRESHED BRAND

Moving into its 70th year with a new logo that reflects its mission and vision Today, Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota (P&TC) has launched a clean, fresh rebrand. As the leading nonprofit working to support and protect parks and trails in Minnesota, we’re excited …

Friends help secure major funding for trail extension

Overall, this was a good year for parks and trails, but especially so for the Mill Towns Trail, which saw an incredible $8.19 million investment from the 2023 bonding bill. The Friends of Mill Towns State Trail were instrumental in making it happen. Over the …

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2023 LEGISLATIVE RECAP

Significant victories for parks & trails The 2023 Legislative Session began Jan. 3 and adjourned May 22, 2023. It resulted in the largest parks and trails investment package in state history. Numerous trails received funding for extensions, and we avoided an onerous permit fee increase. …

Our Research bike is in motion again

Pedaling all Minnesota’s paved state trails It’s been over five years since Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota completed our ambitious Research Bike project. Since then, pavement conditions have changed, and additional miles have been added, so it’s time to re-ride the trails to document …

Author: Lisa Filter