SPPC News
Volunteer Spotlight: Ann Marie Rogers
Our 2023 Como Park Volunteer of the Year started gardening in retirement. Did you grow up gardening? No. I grew up in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. I remember always being outdoors. When we moved to the mainland, New...
Dedicate a Bench at Como Lakeside Pavillion
New benches for the historic promenade are ripe for naming. Como Lakeside Pavilion is a jewel. If you’ve sat on the moveable benches for a concert or play lately, you know they are worn (and often wind up in the lake thanks to high winds...
Mears Park Campaign Kicks Off
Bench dedications are available to help refurbish key park elements. Mears Park is a jewel - let's polish it up! Friends of Mears Park and the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy are partnering with Saint PaulParks and Rec to make...
Take the Irvine Park Restoration Survey
We ask for your insight into plans to restore this historic green space. The Historic Irvine Park Association is leading the charge to revitalize the park - planting trees, restoring broken stairs, pavers, and returning the fountain to...
Saints and Vikings Ticket Fundraisers
This summer, $20 tickets for baseball and football games raise funds for free youth sports programs in Saint Paul parks. Join us for a fun night at St. Paul Saints Baseball on July 25 at 7:00 PM when the Saints play the Mudhens....
Final Glow Added to Rice Park Design
The new Lightwave installation was officially unveiled to Rice Park donors on June 12. Sixty friends of the Conservancy, Rice Park Association, and Saint Paul Garden Club gathered at dusk on June 12 to enjoy champagne, strawberries, and...
Saint Paul Joins National Playspace Equity Campaign
Cub Scout Pack 13 is the first local contributor to this Saint Paul project. At the Party for the Parks on June 21, young Jace Fellon from Cub Scout Pack 13 delivered a check for $5,000 from the pack's annual fundraiser to help renovate...
Join us at Party for the Parks!
Join the for Saint Paul Parks Conservancy food, music, and fun to celebrate Parks volunteers at Party for the Parks. Wednesday, June 21, 2022 from 5:30-8:30 PM Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion – 1600 Phalen Drive, St Paul Toast the 2023 Park...
Saint Paul Parks #2 in the Nation
Our score puts us just between Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis. Once again, the Trust for Public Land named Saint Paul as the second-best public parks system in the nation when it released its annual ranking of 100 municipal park...