by SPPC Office | Aug 21, 2024 | SPPC News, Featured, Rice Park
St. Paul’s Rice Park is downtown’s community gathering spot. From dazzling holiday decorations and celebrations to outdoor concerts and summer lunch gatherings, Rice Park is like an inviting and impressive front porch. Its fountain, benches, gardens and tables are...
by SPPC Office | Jul 25, 2024 | Featured, SPPC News
Shari’s energy and passion for the community is infectious. She is blazing a new trail at the Conservancy, backed by her 30+ years of leadership experience in building both nonprofit and for-profit businesses. For nearly 18 years Shari served as the executive...
by SPPC Office | Jul 24, 2024 | SPPC News, Featured
The Garden Club of Ramsey County (GCRC) focuses its giving on organizations that plant trees in Ramsey County, and gives scholarships to college students in horticulture programs. Since 2021 GCRC has given annually to the Parks Conservancy. Karen Van Norman, an...
by SPPC Office | Jul 24, 2024 | Featured, SPPC News
Mary Hilfiker points out the lush plants bursting from the gardens tended by the Friends of Upper Landing Park and Trail. Colorful buds promise bright flowers, hardy native plants stand tall and beautiful, pollinator-friendly vegetation throughout gives bees...
by SPPC Office | Jun 20, 2024 | SPPC News, Featured
Help build a playground in partnership with Saint Paul Parks Conservancy, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Equitable Financial Services and community members! Interested? Let us know and we’ll send the details and sign up link. Who: A total of approximately 250...
by SPPC Office | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured, SPPC News
Gordy Wrobel has lived near Como Park for 35 years. That means, of course, he’s spent a lot of time walking around the lake and exploring the paths and gardens of St. Paul’s 300-acre park, which is practically in his back yard. But strolling the park wasn’t enough. “I...
