SPPC News
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Hilfiker
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...
Help Build a Playground at Hayden Heights
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. ...
Party for the Parks June 26
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation and the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy will honor the best of the best of more than 5,000 volunteers who make the city’s park system one of the top-ranked in the nation on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, during the...
Woodland Garden Planted at Swede Hollow
This month, immigrant and refugee youth from the GAP School’s Youthbuild program removed exotic species and planted native shrubs and trees in the Woodland Garden at Swede Hollow Park at 665 Greenbrier St....
Donor Spotlight: Garth Morrisette
Garth Morrisette is a former board chair of the St Paul Parks Conservancy and enthusiastic supporter of the park system. Garth grew up in a family of eight in Springfield Oregon and was a product of the Willamalane Park system in...
Volunteer Spotlight: Andrea de Pitera
Andrea de Pitera wondered why she hadn’t been contacted to select a volunteer from the Ramsey Hill Association who should receive recognition from the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy. As chair of the association’s parks and gardens...
Experience a Flythrough of Pedro Park
With the final $516,000 in gifts and grants pending toward the total goal of $7.5M, construction can begin. Enjoy this wonderful “bird’s eye flight” through the new park design courtesy of Aune Fernandez Landscape Architects, who created...
Party for the Parks June 26
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation and the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy will honor the best of the best of more than 5,000 volunteers who make the city’s park system one of the top-ranked in the nation on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, during the...
Outstanding Park Volunteers for 2024
Golden Shovel Award: Former Saint Paul City Council President Amy Brendmoen (along with a whole posse of fellow politicos and community members) for the work to bring the North End Community Center to fruition (scheduled to open in Fall...