by SPPC Office | Sep 23, 2021 | SPPC News
Swede Hollow Buckthorn Busting Sat, Oct 9, 9-11 a.m. Buckthorn is the invasive gift that keeps on giving – but together we can bust it! Join us and Friends of Swede Hollow to gather Buckthorn brush from this hidden forest. We will meet at the park entrance at 665...
by SPPC Office | Sep 23, 2021 | SPPC News
Thank you to the 60 volunteers who are helping gather native seeds from our park prairies and pollinator lawns! Seeds gathered from Switchgrass, Indian Grass, Bee Balm and Coneflower will be used to propagate starts for next spring’s planting season, as well as for...
by SPPC Office | Sep 23, 2021 | SPPC News
On Saturday, Sept 25 from 10-5, you can leave hustle and bustle of city life behind to enter Swede Hollow’s art-filled hidden forest. Art in the Hollow is presented by the Friends of Swede Hollow. Music and dance performances and more than 25 visual artists will...
by SPPC Office | Sep 23, 2021 | SPPC News
A salute to Saint Paul’s hard-working rec center employees! Saint Paul Parks and Recreation’s 200 part-time rec center employees really rallied in 2021 – adapting to changing health guidelines to serve thousands of youth and families with programs and meals. It was a...
by SPPC Office | Aug 25, 2021 | SPPC News
Now is the time to leverage once in a generation federal dollars to increase equity and access for our parks.Saint Paul’s Park system was ranked 2nd in the nation on May 27 by the Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore Index (up from a ranking of 3rd in 2020). This...
by SPPC Office | Aug 25, 2021 | SPPC News
Our hats are off to 2021 Volunteer of the Year Debby Smith who has tended gardens at Como for 14 years! How did you get started taking care of the gardens at Como? We moved to Saint Paul in 2006 near Como Park. I would drive by the East Gateway garden and I could tell...
