SPPC News
Join the April Spring Clean Up
Celebrate Earth Day by participating in the 38th annual City-Wide Spring Clean Up Day in April! No pre-registration is necessary. Kickoff sites located across the city. Stop by a kickoff site to check in and pick up bags and gloves. Stay...
Big TEN Improves MLK Rec Center
We're using all TEN fingers and TEN toes to applaud the Big Ten Conference and Minnesota Sports and Events for major improvements to the Martin Luther King Rec Center! The new huge mural enhances the dynamic of the gym and sets young...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Beth Becker-Lauth
A small gray cat rustles the dry grass along the path at Trout Creek Sanctuary in St. Paul. Mary Beth Becker-Lauth notices. She picks up the friendly feline and sees it’s wearing a collar. It must live nearby, she says. The cat...
Nominate Your Park Volunteer of the Year
Parks and Rec volunteers will be honored at the Party for the Parks on June 26 Does your local park or neighborhood group have an outstanding volunteer supporting a park or recreation center program? Nominate them as your volunteer...
Swede Hollow Woodland Garden Update
Paths are completed and plants are ordered Plants have been ordered for late May/early June delivery in time for community planting events at Swede Hollow Park. The new aggregate paths were laid out last fall. To avoid spreading any...
Pedro Park Designs Near Completion
Gardens have been designed and designs are getting ready to bid. The exciting expansion of Pedro Park at 10th Robert Street downtown has taken another step forward. Our partners at Aune Fernandez Landscape Design have completed the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Schuetz Hadley
The Hamline Midway area is cleaner thanks to this neighborhood champion. Jennifer Schuetz Hadley makes her neighborhood stronger by helping coordinate monthly trash pick-ups and by serving on the board of the Hamline-Midway...
Donor Spotlight: Mike McNamara, Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape
Mike McNamara and his family would like to see St. Paul families connect to the outdoors in the St. Paul parks. A generous donor to the St. Paul Parks Conservancy, Mike’s father started Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape in...
Volunteer for the Como Woodland Advisory Committee
Are you interested in joining the Como Woodland Advisory Committee? Advisory committee members work with Saint Paul Parks and Recreation staff to care for the Como Woodland Outdoor Classroom, document the flora and fauna in the Woodland,...