You are here:

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 Indian Heights Park

Mission

Provide stewardship, advocacy, and education to actively preserve, restore, and respect the endangered environment and unified neighborhood of Indian Heights Park and Thompson Mill Race Park so that they can remain viable historic, natural areas for all to enjoy.

Website
boy scout troop at habitat restoration event
Courtesy of Friends of Indian Heights Park

Friends of Indian Heights Park

Events

ZooDazzle

Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo
Dec. 13-14, 2024

Snowshoe Class

Lake Maria State Park
Jan. 18, 2025

HOP: Adventures in Bird Banding

Whitewater State Park
Dec. 10, 2024

Saturday Buckthorn events

Minnehaha Regional Park
Every Saturday thru Dec.

Saturday Buckthorn events

Minnehaha Regional Park
Every Saturday thru Dec.

Saturday Buckthorn events

Minnehaha Regional Park
Every Saturday thru Dec.

Saturday Buckthorn events

Minnehaha Regional Park
Nov. 9, 2024

Saturday Buckthorn events

Minnehaha Regional Park
Nov. 9, 2024

Wizards Groundwater Program

Lake Maria State Park
Nov. 29, 2024

HOP Program: Urban Wildlife

Whitewater State Park
Nov. 13, 2024

Eagle and Raptor Program

Lake Maria State Park
Oct. 26, 2024

Fall Colors on the Tree Trek

Sunfish Lake Park
Oct. 12, 2024

Fall Family Nature Exploration and Photo Hike

Sunfish Lake Regional Park
Oct. 12, 2024

HOP: Seed Dispersal

Whitewater State Park
Oct. 9, 2024

Artist Reception for Katherine Boyce

Tettegouche State Park
Oct. 10, 2024
red sunrise

Fall Fest Candlelight Hike

Lake Bemidji State Park
Oct. 12, 2024

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
Sep. 11, 2024

Stargazing Date Night

Sunfish Lake Park
Oct. 19, 2024

Conservation at Home

Sunfish Lake Park
Sep. 15, 2024

September Buckthorn Event

Minnehaha Regional Park
Sep. 28 (pre-registration required)

Bioblitz at Minnehaha Regional Park

Minnehaha Regional Park
Sep. 14, 2024

Monarch Butterfly Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 31, 2024

Coffee and Conversation

Zoom
August 28, 2024

Tettegouche Summer Concert

Tettegouche State Park
September 14, 2024

Tettegouche Summer Concert featuring R&B

Tettegouche State Park
August 17, 2024

Artist Reception for Marissa Saurer

Tettegouche State Park
September 6, 2024
monarch on milkweed flower

Monarchs and Milkweeds

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 24, 2024

Pancake Breakfast

Lake Bemidji State Park
September 1, 2024

Pollinators and Water

Frontenac State Park Association
August 10, 2024

Lake Maria’s Mushrooms

Lake Maria State Park
September 7, 2024

Ranger Walk and Talk

Frontenac State Park
August 3, 2024

Animal Skull Identification

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
August 22, 2024

Itasca State Park Fall Fun Walks and Bike

Itasca State Park
September 13 to September 15, 2024

Learn How to Fish

Maplewood State Park
August 24, 2024

Music and Laughs

Maplewood State Park
August 22, 2024

Watercolor World

Maplewood State Park
July 23, 2024

Music in the Park

Maplewood State Park
August 8, 2024

HOP: Bats of Whitewater

Whitewater State Park
August 14, 2024

Artist Reception for Emily Donovan

Tettegouche State Park
August 9, 2024

Wednesday Buckthorn Removal

Minnehaha Regional Park
July 10, 2024 to September 25, 2024

Saturday Buckthorn Removal

Minnehaha Regional Park
July 13, 2024 to September 28, 2024

[UPDATED] Minnehaha Nature Walk

Minnehaha Regional Park
July 23, 2024
A panoramic shot of the night sky in Minnesota

Universe in the Park

Lake Maria State Park
July 19, 2024

Artist Reception at Tettegouche

Tettegouche State Park

What are Mussels?

Frontenac State Park Association
July 27, 2024

HOP: Superior Hiking Trail

Whitewater State Park
July 10, 2024

Nature Walk at Minnehaha

Minnehaha Regional Park
June 18, 2024
Glossy buckthorn with berries

Volunteer Buckthorn Removal

Minnehaha Regional Park
June 12, 2024
nature center with garden and bench

Guided Hike and Book Signing

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
July 13, 2024

Chasing Dragons

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
July 18, 2024

Lake Louise Open House

Lake Louise State Park
June 8, 2024

Microscopy in the Park

Lake Maria State Park
June 8, 2024

Artist Reception for Laura Ahola-Young

Tettegouche State Park
June 7, 2024

Free Park Day Scavenger Hunt

Tettegouche State Park
June 8, 2024

Free Summer Concert

Tettegouche State Park
June 15, 2024

HOP: Moths

Whitewater State Park
June 12, 2024
yellowish butterfly on yellow flower

Art in the Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 13, 2024

Nature Walk with a Naturalist: Spring Wildflowers at Minnehaha

Minnehaha Regional Park
May 21, 2024

Jackson Tri-For Health

Jackson County
June 7, 2024
Landscape with cornfield and valley

Blazing New Trails at Frontenac

Frontenac State Park
May 18, 2024

NSTT Spring Fun Walks

Blue Mounds State Park
May 25, 2024 - May 26, 2024

HOP: Wanhi Yukan

Whitewater State Park
May 8, 2024

Wolves: Myths and Misconceptions

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
May 16, 2024

Earth Day Cleanup

Minnehaha Regional Park
April 20, 2024
yellowish butterfly on yellow flower

Wild Flower Ambassadors

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
April 20, 2024
nature center with garden and bench

John Neitge Earth Day Earth Day Celebration

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
April 20, 2024

The Tao of Walking Sticks

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
April 27, 2024

Early Spring Wildflowers at Minnehaha

Minnehaha Regional Park
April 16, 2024

HOP: Dakota Medicinal Plants

Whitewater State Park
April 10, 2024

Maple Syrup Day

Maplewood State Park
April 13, 2024

Fungi Walk

Frontenac State Park Association
May 11, 2024

Snake Rattle and Roll

Lake Maria State Park
April 27, 2014

24th Annual GGTA North Shore Bike Ride

Gitchi-Gami State Trail
August 17, 2024
Families walk through the forest on a paved trail

Walk for Glendalough 2024

Glendalough State Park
April 27, 2024

Guided Hike to Lake Pepin

Frontenac State Park
May 10, 2024

Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist

Frontenac State Park
May 25, 2024

Bird Walk

Frontenac State Park
May 4, 2024

Bird Walk

Frontenac State Park
April 6, 2024

River Clean Up at Sand Point

Frontenac State Park
April 20, 2024
Shoot from a plant growing amidst burnt land

Post-fire Ecology: Ranger Walk + Talk

Frontenac State Park
April 27, 2024

Annual Meeting and Trail Community Gathering

Gateway State Trail
April 17, 2024

Robin Wall Kimmerer Viewing Party

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
March 19, 2024
Closeup of black-eyed susan flower in a field

EarthFest

Wild River State Park
April 27, 2024

HOP: Timber Rattlesnakes

Whitewater State Park
March 13, 2024
Glossy buckthorn with berries

Buckthorn Ecology

Squirrel Haus Arts
March 21, 2024

Early Signs of Spring at Minnehaha

Minnehaha Regional Park
March 19, 2024
one bright candle with a full moon in the background

Candlelight Walk

Frontenac State Park
February 24, 2024

HOP: The Fur Trade

Whitewater State Park
February 14, 2024

Candlelight Hike

Lake Bemidji State Park
January 26, 2024

Winter Fest

Tettegouche State Park
February 17, 2024

Artist Reception for Melinda Wolff

Tettegouche State Park
February 2, 2024

Candlelight Ski

Rice Lake State Park
January 27, 2024

NSTT Snowshoe/Walk Event

Lake Maria State Park
February 10, 2024

[CANCELED] Free Snowshoe Class

Lake Maria State Park
January 20, 2024

Candlelight Hike

Gateway State Trail
January 26, 2024

HOP: Prescribed Burns

Whitewater State Park
January 10, 2024

First Day Hike

Frontenac State Park
January 1, 2024

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
December 13, 2023
A Blandings Turtle on a lakeshore

The Mysterious Blandings Turtle

Lake Maria State Park
November 11, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
November 8, 2023

Bertram BooTacular

Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park
October 28, 2023
bat in flight

Fall Candlelight Hike

Lake Bemidji State Park
October 28, 2023

Heat Pump Information Session

Scandia Community Center
October 30, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
October 11, 2023
deer

Friends of Rice Lake Rummage Sale

Owatonna Izaak Walton League
October 6, 2023

Birdwalk at Frontenac State Park Sand Point

Frontenac State Park
October 7, 2023

Art in the Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
October 21, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
September 13, 2023

Mushroom Messenger

Lake Maria State Park
September 9, 2023

Tettegouche Annual Meeting

Tettegouche State Park
September 9, 2023

NSTT Fall Fun Walks

Wild River State Park
September 23, 2023

Autumn Color Watercolor

Savanna Portage State Park
September 21, 2023

Birdwalk at Sand Point

Frontenac State Park
September 23, 2023

What’s Hiding At Our Park?

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
August 23, 2023
Three painted turtles on a log

Adult Education – Reptiles

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
August 17, 2023
Milkweed in bloom

Bioblitz Frontenac State Park

Frontenac State Park
August 19, 2023

Intro to Avenza map app and walk

Savanna Portage State Park
August 10, 2023

H.O.P. into the Park: Minnesota Insects

Online
August 9, 2023

Concert in the Park featuring Northeast Timberland Band

Tettegouche State Park
August 19, 2023

Artist Reception for Lonnie Broden

Tettegouche State Park
August 4, 2023
yellowish butterfly on yellow flower

Butterfly Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 26, 2023
monarch on purple aster flowers

Butterfly Talk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 19, 2023

Birdwalk at Prairie Trail

Frontenac State Park
August 19, 2023

Birdwalk at Pine Loop

Frontenac State Park
August 5, 2023

Scandia Electric Vehicle Information Session

Scandia Community Center
July 13, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Online
July 12, 2023

Artist Reception for E.J. Klepinger

Tettegouche State Park
July 7, 2023

Concert in the Park featuring Gene LaFond and Amy Grillo

Tettegouche State Park
July 15, 2023
A panoramic shot of the night sky in Minnesota

Universe in the Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 19, 2023

Music in the Park

Tettegouche State Park
June 10, 2023
A rain garden full of native flowers in Minnesota

Raingardens with Angie Hong

Scandia Community Center
June 13, 2023

Universe in the Park

Lake Maria State Park
July 14, 2023
A view of pond water under a microscope

Microscopy in the Park

Lake Maria State Park
June 10, 2023

Birdwalk on Prairie Trail

Frontenac State Park
July 8, 2023
group gathered in picnic shelter

Lake Louise State Park Open House

Lake Louise State Park
June 10, 2023

Birdwalk at Pine Loop

Frontenac State Park
June 24, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
June 14, 2023

Watercolor in the Park

Savanna Portage State Park
June 15, 2023

Starry Skies North

Scandia Community Center
May 30, 2023

Birdwalk on Prairie Trail

Frontenac State Park
June 10, 2023
closeup of understory flower

Art in the Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 15, 2023

Artist Reception for Dodie Logue

Tettegouche State Park
May 5, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: Distribution and Ecology of Fishers in Southern Minnesota

Whitewater State Park
May 10, 2023

Beekeeping Basics

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
April 20, 2023

Hug a Tree and Survive

Lake Maria State Park
April 15, 2023

Seegwan – A Celebration of Spring!

Wild River State Park
April 22, 2023

[CANCELLED] Sand Point/Mississippi River Clean Up

Frontenac State Park
April 22, 2023
Fall horse back riding

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
April 12, 2023
Entrance Sign to the park

Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt

Lake Bemidji State Park
April 15, 2023

100th Anniversary Celebration

Lake Bemidji State Park
April 22, 2023
Two rows of oak saplings lined up against a backdrop of brown vinyl siding

John Neitge Memorial Earth Day Event

Sunfish Lake Park
April 29, 2023
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

Sunfish Lake Park
April 22, 2023

Friends of Nerstrand Annual Meeting

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
September 17, 2023

Ephemeral Wildflowers

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
April 15, 2023

Bird Walk to Sand Point

Frontenac State Park
May 27, 2023

Bird Walk on the Pine Loop

Frontenac State Park
May 6, 2023

Bird Walk to Sand Point

Frontenac State Park
April 15, 2023
Garter snake in leaves

Snake, Rattle and Roll

Lake Maria State Park Trail Center
March 11, 2023

Artist Reception for Terri Huro

Tettegouche State Park
March 3, 2023
Two people walking on snowy trail lit by candles

Candlelight Trail Event

Maplewood State Park
February 25, 2023
Black and white photo of pine forest

Northland Fatbike Rally

Lake Bemidji State Park
March 4, 2023
people snowshoeing while it snows

North Star Trail Travellers Snowshoe/Walk

Fort Snelling State Park
February 25, 2023
candle within an ice holder

Candlelight Ski

Lake Bemidji State Park
February 11, 2023
Kids bike away from the park building

Webinar: Partnering with Youth Groups

Online
February 28, 2023

Candlelight Event

Rice Lake State Park
February 4, 2023
skier next to the candlelight with a brilliant sunset in the background

Winter Candle Lite Event

Frontenac State Park
February 4, 2023
Luminaries light the ski trail

Candlelight Walk

Lake Maria State Park
February 4, 2023

Artist Reception for Gordon Dietzman

Tettegouche State Park
February 3, 2023

Winter Fest

Tettegouche State Park
February 18, 2023
Wolf Lake at Savanna Portage

Nature Explorations with a Master Naturalist

Savanna Portage State Park
January 7, 2023
People walking outside in the wintertime, wearing winter gear

Snowshoe Hike along the Baptism River

Tettegouche State Park
January 21, 2023
woman on ice

First Day Hike

Frontenac State Park
January 1, 2023
one bright candle with a full moon in the background

Annual candlelight ski and walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
January 28, 2023

Feed the Otters

Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo
December 3, 2022

Border Route Trail Association: 2023 Annual Meeting

Online
January 12, 2023

Adult Education Series: Preserving Ice in the Environment

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
December 8, 2022

Free Park Friday: Lake Maria

Lake Maria State Park
November 25, 2022

Interpretive Drop In Event: Agates

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
November 12, 2022

Adult Education Series: Loggers’ Tales

Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center
November 21, 2022

Artist Reception for Delora Fiers

Tettegouche State Park
November 4, 2022

Webinar: Understanding Minnesota’s Changing Climate

Online Event
December 7, 2022

Candlelight Walk

Gateway Brown's Creek Trail
January 27, 2023
Bicyclists riding at underpass

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Gateway Brown's Creek Trail
October 22, 2022

North Star Trail Travelers Fall Guided Fun Walk

Afton State Park
October 29, 2022

Full Moon Hike

Gateway Brown's Creek Trail
October 9, 2022

Friends of Rice Lake Rummage Sale

Rice Lake State Park
October 7, 2022

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: The Wonderful World of Feathers

Whitewater State Park
October 12, 2022

Artist Reception for The Lake Superior Watercolor Society

Tettegouche State Park
October 7, 2022

Concert in the Park featuring Geno LaFond & Amy Grillo

Tettegouche State Park
September 24, 2022

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: Here Comes The Sun

Whitewater State Park
September 14, 2022
Lake Louise State Park Candlelight Walk poster

Candlelight Walk

Lake Louise State Park
September 10, 2022
A lake at Savanna Portage State Park

NSTT Fall Fun Walk at Savanna Portage State Park

Savanna Portage State Park
September 18, 2022
A bridge at Jay Cooke State Park

NSTT Fall Fun Walk at Jay Cooke State Park

Jay Cooke State Park
September 17, 2022
bird statues in the prairie

Anderson County Park’s 11th Annual Fall Festival

Anderson Park
September 18, 2022

Artist Reception for Reid Thorpe

Tettegouche State Park
September 2, 2022

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
August 17, 2022
Lift Bridge Brewing company brewing selections

Happy Hour / Trail Fundraiser / Volunteer Appreciation

Lift Bridge Brewing Company
August 16, 2022

Webinar: The Park Rx Program and Its Benefits

Online
August 16, 2022
field of bison

Bison Archaeology

September 18, 2022

Concert in the Park featuring Shootin’ the Breeze followed by Universe in the Park

Tettegouche State Park
August 13, 2022

Artist Reception for Thomas Dimock

Tettegouche State Park
August 5, 2022

NSTT Summer Fun Walk at La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area
August 13, 2022

Lake Bemidji State Park NSTT Summer Fun Walk

Lake Bemidji State Park
August 14, 2022

Leave No Trace Informational Booth

Tettegouche State Park
July 16, 2022

Art Time in the Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 16, 2022

Concert in the Park featuring Robin Sunquiet

Tettegouche State Park
July 23, 2022

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
July 13, 2022
paved trail through the woods

Friends of the Minnesota Valley State Trail Kick Off Meeting

Scott County Historical Society
June 11, 2022
monarch on milkweed flower

Monarchs and Milkweed

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 20, 2022

Monarch Butterfly Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 27, 2022
girl looking over landscape

NSTT Summer Fun Walk at Glacial Lakes State Park

Glacial Lakes State Park
June 26, 2022

NSTT Summer Fun Walk at Glendalough State Park

Glendalough State Park
June 25, 2022
deer

Rice Lake Cleanup Day

Rice Lake State Park
October 29, 2022

Art in the Park

Tettegouche State Park
July 1, 2022

Free Park Day Scavenger Hunt

Tettegouche State Park
June 11, 2022

Art in the Park

Tettegouche State Park
June 3, 2022
Park staff points while talking to two people

Webinar: Heritage Interpretation 101

Online
June 28, 2022
two kids looking at bee hive observation set-up indoors

Family Nature Day

Sunfish Lake Park
June 4, 2022

Rail Trails 100

Central Lakes Trail
August 6, 2022
standing group outdoors listening to guide

Native Grass Planting

Sunfish Lake Park
May 7, 2022
Dramatic view from atop a cliff overlooking a vast forest with sun shining through the clouds

NSTT Spring Fun Walk at Temperance River State Park

Temperance River State Park
Sun, May 15 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
nature center with garden and bench

Oak Planting

Sunfish Lake Park
April 30, 2022
Person walking on trail

Ribbon Cutting

Sibley State Park
June 11, 2022

Spring Bird Hike

Webinar: The Miracle of Maples

Online - Tettegouche State Park
April 22, 2022
Looking at GeoPDF Map on mobile device

Wayfinding, GeoPDFs, and Geocaching

Whitewater State Park
April 13, 2022
Volunteers raking dirt to restore prairie plants

Forum: Exploring ways to reduce barriers to volunteering with MnDNR

Online
April 20, 2022
Brews for the zoo banner

Brews for the Zoo

Oxbow Park
April 30, 2022
Families walk through the forest on a paved trail

Walk for Glendalough

Glendalough State Park
April 23, 2022
Banner showing outline of earth surrounded by trees

Parks & Trails Earth Day

Multiple Locations
April 23, 2022
hikers in ponchos on a hiking trail

NSTT Spring Walk at Crosby-Manitou

Crosby-Manitou State Park
May 14, 2022
landscape with sandy plains and moon

HOP into the Park: What are SNAs?

Whitewater State Park
March 16, 2022
skier next to the candlelight with a brilliant sunset in the background

Frontenac Candlelight Event

Frontenac State Park
February 12, 2022
buckthorn leaves

HOP: Citizen Science

Whitewater State Park
February 9, 2022
two skiers head down the trail

Candlelight Ski & Snowshoe

Zippel Bay State Park
February 19, 2022
three skiers

Candlelight Walk

Gateway State Trail
January 28, 2022
people snowshoeing while it snows

Nerstrand Big Woods Snowshoe/Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
February 12, 2022
People trail run

Webinar: Friends Groups & Special Events

Online
January 25, 2022
a lonely bench at an overlook

First Day Hike at Frontenac

Frontenac State Park
January 1, 2022

Kite Flying

Sunfish Lake Park
December 4, 2021

Winter Wonders Scavenger Hunt

Sunfish Lake Park
December 11, 2021
DNR conservation officers and their K-9 partners

HOP Into the Park: MnDNR K-9 Program

Whitewater State Park
December 8, 2021
trail bridge

Pollinator Seeding Event

Swedish Immigrant Trail
October 30, 2021
volunteers constructing a deer exclosure fence

Online Q&A: 2022 Habitat Restoration Grants

Online
November 8, 2021

Geocaching at Tettegouche

Tettegouche State Park
October 23, 2021
Six people standing around a structure made of branches

FOCW Annual Meeting & Volunteer Day

Chester Woods Park
October 23, 2021
Two hikers leave the trailhead with their dogs

NSTT Annual Meeting & Walk

Minnesota Valley SRA
October 30, 2021
runners on a paved trail

Otter Trotter 5k

Wild River State Park
October 9, 2021
candle luminaries are placed along a walking trail in the forest

Candlelight Walk

Lake Louise State Park
October 2, 2021

Friends of Tettegouche Annual Meeting

Tettegouche State Park
September 22, 2021
Group walking through prairie and looking at plants

A Walk in the Big Woods

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
September 15, 2021
woman trail running

Leaf Mountain Foot Race

Glacial Lakes State Park
October 2, 2021
monarch on milkweed flower

Butterfly Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
August 28, 2021
butterfly

Monarch Tagging

Camden State Park
September 10, 2021
Group walking on rocky area

NSTT Club Walks

Multiple Northern MN Parks
September 9-14
blooming flowers and walking paths in front of building

Fall Fest – Million Dollar Kickoff

Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo
September 25, 2021
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Marcella Chester

Universe in the Park

Lake Maria State Park
August 13, 2021
Runners at the starting line of a 5k/10k

Blazin’ Through Bertram Memorial Run

Bertram Regional Park
September 18, 2021
Man in biking outfit stands in tall grass

Volunteer Appreciation Event

Gateway & Brown's Creek State Trails
August 10, 2021
Rolling river

Webinar: Whitewater River Watershed

Online - Whitewater State Park
August 11, 2021
mushroom and lichen on tree

Camden on Canvas

Camden State Park
August 18, 2021

Webinar: Friends Groups & Photo Contests

Online
August 12, 2021
Two band members with string instruments

“The Lost Forty” Concert

Tettegouche State Park
July 24, 2021
kids in tree yoga pose on beach

Yoga on the Beach

Camden State Park
July 17, 2021
sunrise over lake superior

Here Comes the Sun

Whitewater State Park
July 14, 2021
bicyclists on Gitchi Gami with Lake Superior in back

21st Annual North Shore Bike Ride

Gitchi-Gami State Trail
August 21, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Banner

2021 Scavenger Hunts

MN Parks
June - Sep. 12, 2021
Group of volunteers by St. Croix River and garbage they cleaned up

St. Croix River Cleanup

Wild River State Park
July 10, 2021
purple flowers by river

Campfire Concert

Camden State Park
July 10, 2021

Test event

two people walk on a wide hiking trail in the forest

NSTT Sibley Summer Fun Walk

Sibley State Park
July 17, 2021
A hoard of bikers comes around the curve

Rail Trails 100

Central Lakes State Trail & Lake Wobegon Trail
August 7, 2021
Overlooking Horseleg Lake adjacent to land P&TCM acquire for the park

Webinar: Friends Groups & Land Acquisition

Online
July 14, 2021
Red Tailed Hawk

Birds of Prey Raptor Program

Glacial Lakes State Park
June 12, 2021
fisher in a tree

Webinar: Fishers in Minnesota

Online - Whitewater State Park
June 9, 2021
Mountain bike resting on tree

Bertram Blast Off-Road Triathlon

Bertram Chain of Lakes Park
June 20, 2021
Purple wildflowers on trail with sunset

22nd Annual Shooting Star Trail Bike Ride

Shooting Star State Trail
June 19, 2021
volunteers rake pea rock in a campsite

Webinar: Volunteering at state parks and trails this summer

Online
June 8, 2021
Man on a bike-share bike in front of the market

Bike Month Celebration

Jackson - R.E.S.T. Stop
May 20, 2021

Nature Book Club: “Flight Behavior”

Online - Tettegouche State Park
May 20, 2021
Baby raccoon

Webinar: Keeping Wild Families Together

Online - Whitewater State Park
May 12, 2021
Oak in grasslands with boulder

Pound the Mound Trail Race

Blue Mounds State Park
May 15, 2021
Two hikers leave the trailhead with their dogs

NSTT St. Croix State Park Spring Fun Walk

St. Croix State Park
May 8, 2021

Walk for Glendalough (Self-guided)

Glendalough State Park
April 24, 2021
a rainbow in chalk on a sidewalk

Pictures, Poems, and Play!

Gateway & Brown's Creek State Trails
April 22, 2021

Livestream: Antlers and the Animals that Wear Them

Online - Tettegouche State Park
April 22, 2021
field of bison

Webinar: Bison Conservation at Oxbow Park

Online - Whitewater State Park
April 14, 2021

Webinar: Bluebirding 101

Online - Whitewater State Park
March 10, 2021
snowy island

Book Club: Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

Online - Tettegouche State Park
March 18, 2021
Group picture with Sen. Dave Senjem

Webinar: Friends Groups & Public Policy Advocacy

Online
April 13, 2021
volunteers prepare the soil for installing the nature playground

Webinar: Friends Groups & Small Grants

Online
February 25, 2021

Webinar: A Decade Since the Ramsar Designation on the Upper Mississippi River

Online - Whitewater State Park

Webinar: The Golden Eagle Project

Online - Whitewater State Park
January 13, 2021

Webinar: Historical Perspective (Conversations of the Valley)

Online - St. Croix Valley
January 20, 2021
friends and youth celebrate having planted a tree

Webinar: Friends Groups & Habitat Restoration

Online
January 14, 2021
snowy creek with animal tracks on bank

Webinar: A Dream Job at Oxbow Park

Online - Whitewater State Park
December 16, 2020
Chester Woods Park sign

Annual Meeting – Friends of Chester Woods

Online - Chester Woods Park
November 9, 2020
meeting members around the table

Webinar: Board Member Recruitment (Interactive)

Online
December 2, 2020
Owl looking over back to camera

Webinar: An Owl Soap Opera

Online - Whitewater State Park
November 18, 2020

Webinar: Fundraise & Recruit Members, A Case Study

Online
October 29, 2020

Parks & Trails Council Annual Dinner

St. Paul
April 30, 2020 [canceled]
2020 photo contest banner

P&TC Photo Contest

Online
June - August 2020
Man on a bike-share bike in front of the market

Bike to Work Day

City of Jackson
September 22, 2020
atop a cliff looking over valley

5th Annual Photo Contest

Whitewater State Park
Sept-Nov 2020
overlook of forest and lake

NSTT Frontenac State Park Fall Fun Walk

Frontenac State Park
Sept. 13, 2020
Screenshot of template for membership tracking

Web Training: Membership Tracking Template

Online
October 7, 2020
snowy creek with animal tracks on bank

Calendar Cover Art Contest

Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo
September 2020
yellow flower with bee

Webinar: Citizen Science

Online - Whitewater State Park
September 16, 2020

Friends of Tettegouche Annual Member Meeting

Online - Tettegouche
Sept. 23, 2020
kids and naturalist walk along a gravel path

Webinar: Friends Groups & Youth Field Trips

Online
September 22, 2020
horse and hikers on a trail

NSTT Forestville State Park Summer Fun Walk

Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park
July 18, 2020
lake with trees with no leaves along shoreline

NSTT Lake Louise State Park Summer Fun Walk

Lake Louise State Park
July 19, 2020

MN Scavenger Hunts

Blue Mounds State Park
Summer 2020

Webinar: Friends Groups & Nature Play Areas

Online
August 26
Group walking through prairie and looking at plants

Webinar: Friends Groups & Master Naturalists

Online
July 23, 2020
Book cover showing person overlooking forested valley

Author Talk: “The Superior Hiking Trail Story”

Online
June 25, 2020

Trail Photo Contest

Online - Gateway State Trail
May 22 - June 1
Father and daughter look over lake Superior with bikes

GGTA Annual Meeting of Members

Online - Gitchi-Gami State Trail
May 30, 2020
woman trail running

[CANCELLED] Pound the Mound – Trail Race

Blue Mounds State park
May 16, 2020
kids running into the woods to find easter eggs

[CANCELED] 11th Annual – Spring Activities & Egg Hunt

Glacial Lakes State Park
April 11, 2020
Historic stone stairway by the beach house

[CANCELED] Spring Egg Hunt

Lake Shetek State Park
April 11, 2020
Families walk through the forest on a paved trail

[CANCELED] Walk for Glendalough

Glendalough State Park
April 18, 2020
kid practicing drilling into tree to tap for maple syrup

[CANCELED] Maple Syrup Demonstration Day

Maplewood State Park
April 4, 2020
rocky lakeshore

“Art in the Park” Artist Reception – Christian Dalbec

Tettegouche State Park
March 6, 2020
buckthorn leaves

[CANCELED] Invasive Species

Lake Maria State Park
April 11, 2020

[CANCELED] Minnesota Orchids

Lake Maria State Park
March 28, 2020
Bicyclists riding at underpass

[ON HOLD] Spring Expo & Annual General Meeting

Gateway-Brown's Creek Trail
April 30, 2020
Minnesota State Capitol

“Gateway to Scandia Day” at the Capitol

State Capitol
March 16, 2020
three volunteers building a bench

Trail Bench Building

Gateway-Brown's Creek Trail
March 14, 2020

Winter Fest

Tettegouche State Park
February 22, 2020

Candlelight Event

Rice Lake State Park
February 29, 2020
fat bikers on frozen Lake Bemidji

6th Annual Northland Fat Bike Rally

Lake Bemidji State Park
March 8, 2020
flowing water

“Art in the Park” Artist Reception – Rita Corrigan

Tettegouche State Park
January 30, 2020
Native yellow sunflowers in a field

[Cancelled] Pancake Breakfast & Annual Meeting

Wild River State Park
March 14, 2020
family snowshoes on a trail

NSTT Wild River State Park Snowshoe/Walk

Wild River State Park
February 15, 2020
Snowy Itasca State Park by Jelieta Walinski Ph.D

Lantern Lit Snowshoe and Ski Event

Itasca State Park
February 11, 2020

“Lake that Speaks” Luminary Hike

Lac Qui Parle State Park
February 8, 2020
candle within an ice holder

Candlelight Hike

Split Rock Creek State Park
February 15, 2020
candle within an ice holder

Candlelight Hike

Lake Maria State Park
February 1, 2020

“Art in the Park” Artist Reception – Jane Johnson

Tettegouche State Park
January 3, 2020
candle within an ice holder

Candlelight Hike

Blue Mounds State Park
January 25, 2020
three skiers

GBCTA’s Annual Ski/Snowshoe/Walk and Luncheon

Gateway-Brown's Creek Trail
Feb. 1, 2020

Candlelight Walk

Gateway-Brown's Creek Trail
Jan. 24, 2020
The log cabin looks warm amidst the snow in the winter

Winter Fun Day

Lake Maria State Park
January 18, 2020
luminaries lighting the hike and snowshoe trail

Winter Fest

Minneopa State Park
January 11, 2020
Barred owl in tree

24th Annual Winter Bird Count

snow-shoers head out from the picnic shelter

Hike/Snowshoe by the St. Croix

trees tunks blanketed in snow

Centennial Event: Winter Celebration

“Art in the Park” Artist Reception – Lisa Kosmo

man on pebble beach at Tettegouche State Park

Free Park Friday Scavenger Hunt

Candlelight Ski and Snowshoe

Zippel Bay State Park
March 7, 2020
a strong fire outside

Candlelight Ski and Snowshoe

Zippel Bay State Park
February 8, 2020

Candlelight Ski and Snowshoe

Zippel Bay State Park
January 11, 2020
Black kettle pan on campfire

Feasting Over Fire

Woman skiing at Frontenac

Candlelight Ski/Snowshoe/Walk

Frontenac State Park
February 8, 2020
Candles along path in snow

Candlelight Ski/Snowshoe/Walk

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
February 1, 2020
Woman skiing at Frontenac

Candlelight Ski/Snowshoe/Walk

Maplewood State Park
February 22, 2020
Snowman and lighted arch for winter event

Zoodazzle 2019

Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo
December 6 & 7, 2019
banner of Greg Lecker Art

“Art in the Park” Artist Reception

woods with yellow fall colors

Opt Outside at Lake Maria

Two people biking on a paved path

#PintsForACause for Gitchi-Gami Trail Association

Kids biking on and off the trail

#PintsForACause for Gitchi-Gami Trail Association

1st Annual Bison Day Celebration

Chester Woods Park sign

Annual Meeting and Work Day

painted pumpkins

14th Annual Fall Pumpkin Festival

paved trail over bridge with sign

Candlelight Walk

Leaf Days

rock climber on rock wall

[[POSTPONED]] Youth Cliffline Climb Day

Barred owl in tree

Howl at the Moon – Raptors and Night Hike

Landscape photo of the Whitewater valley with fall color bluffs

Geology Gathering

Group walking on rocky area

NSTT Annual Meeting and Guided Walk

kids engaging with rock painting

[[CANCELLED]] Color Me Fall

MTRA Fall Roundup Ride

runners on a paved trail

Otter Trotter 5k

Leaf Mountain Foot Race

Man canoeing through misty river

Moonlight Paddle & Hike

Amphitheater Dedication

Itasca State Park
July 27, 2019
image of Annual Dinner invitation cover

Annual Dinner

St. Paul
April 30, 2019

Water Color Painting

Maplewood State Park
June 22, 2019
Border Bike Ride banner with trail

Border Bike Ride: The Official Interstate Ride IA/MN

Two wolves in the winter snow

Wolves at our Door

Kids take off by bike on the newly opened paved trail

19th Annual North Shore Bike Ride

Gitchi-Gami State Trail
August 17, 2019
people looking at a marsh marigold patch

Open House

Lake Maria State Park
June 8, 2019
Trees looking up. Lindsey Kramer/P&TC Photo Contest

Trees and Shrubs

Lake Maria State Park
May 18, 2019

Meditation at Maplewood

Load more
Submit an event

Friends of Indian Heights Park

News

kids filling a hole of a newly planted tree

March 15, 2022

Eight friends groups receive grants from P&TC in 2022

Load more
Submit a story

Meet Another Friends Group