Installing tree cages around young oaks
Friends of Wild River State Park installed tree cages around young, naturally growing oak trees to protect them from deer browse.
Restoring wood edge habitat
Friends of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park installed 0.5 acres of native plants and trees along a wooded edge.
Replacing vulnerable ash trees
Friends of Maplewood planted and protected 15 large sugar maple trees to replace ash trees that were succumbing to emerald ash borer.
Installing tree cages around young pines
Friends of Itasca State Park installed 460 cages to protect young, naturally growing pine trees from deer browse.
Land purchased to extend the Great River Ridge State Trail
#ResearchBike Trail No. 11 – Central Lakes State Trail
Meet Friends of Zippel Bay State Park
Meet the Minnesota Trail Riders Association
State Park digital maps now track you on the trail
Getting away from it all and traveling down a remote trail in the woods has all the makings for a great adventure. Unless of course you get lost. If you or someone you know is at all uneasy about this possibility, you may be interested …
#ResearchBike adventure underway
Collecting data on the condition of all the paved state trails in Minnesota Have you ever thought about biking all 600 miles of the paved state trails in Minnesota? Well, that’s what our intern, Karl, is doing this summer. And you can follow his journey, …
Keeping Our River Clean – Annual St. Croix River Cleanup
Music Fills the Air at Maplewood State Park
Parks & Trails Council conveys 154-acre property to Sibley State Park
Special Places Newsletter – Summer 2018
Inside this issue: Empowering volunteers to help restore landscapes List of projects funded by 2018 legislature Friends of Father Hennepin state park and more
DNR and city seek public input on Gitchi-Gami trail development
