by SPPC Office | Nov 14, 2023 | SPPC News
250 mighty volunteers built a new playground at Dunning Park in the rain. The playground build was a partnership with Saint Paul Parks Conservancy, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Sierra, UnitedHealthcare, and KABOOM! ! Despite less than ideal weather, volunteers got...
by SPPC Office | Nov 14, 2023 | SPPC News
Parks fans kicked up their heels and kicked off the Saint Paul Parks Endowment Fund! More than 130 friends got out their sparkles, spats and spangles to launch the Saint Paul Parks Endowment by matching a $50,000 challenge grant from Richard and Nancy Nicholson and...
by SPPC Office | Nov 14, 2023 | SPPC News
Support Parks and Rec on Minnesota’s Giving Holiday. Today is the day to have your gift matched dollar for dollar by a special challenge gift from the Conservancy Board of Directors. When you make a gift today to the Conservancy – the official nonprofit partner of...
by SPPC Office | Oct 21, 2023 | SPPC News
Ramsay has been leading the Friends of the Parks and Trails of Saint Paul and Ramsey County as president for three years, and vice president of the 30-year-old group for a couple of years before that. Scott Ramsay is an enthusiastic volunteer but, he admits, he’s a...
by SPPC Office | Sep 19, 2023 | SPPC News
Construction begins this month on new paths, garden beds and hose connection for watering. The Upper Bluff portion of Swede Hollow Park at 665 Greenbrier St was once the site of the grand Hamm family mansion. In today’s park, you can see brick and stone pillar...
by SPPC Office | Sep 19, 2023 | SPPC News
With final designs in hand from Aune Fernandez Landscaping, the park is headed to a construction start of May 2024. Pedro Park, located at 10th Street East and Robert Street North in downtown St. Paul, is at the site of the former Pedro Luggage Center. The original...
