SPPC News
Your Voice is Needed at the Legislature
If you love your Saint Paul and Ramsey County Parks and Trails as much as we do, then you know they can use more funds for maintenance and improvements. Your legislators are discussing bills that would increase funding for parks and...
Ecolab Invests $2M in Downtown Beautification
The company is celebrating its 100th anniversary by reshaping a community green space. But, in celebration of Ecolab’s 100th anniversary this year, the company has committed to a $2 million project redesigning the concrete walk in front...
New Board Member Spotlight: Ann Folkman
Our newest director is a marketing whiz who grew up in our parks! Ann Folkman is the Conservancy’s newest board member, starting her term in January this year. She is the Chief Marketing Officer for AB CarVal. She joined AB CarVal in 2004...
Volunteer Spotlight: Pat Owen
Meet a volunteer who tends two very different gardens at Como Park. How did you get started volunteering? I tend to two very different gardens. I started tending one at Como Woodland Outdoor Classroom about four years ago. All I need to...
Summer Youth Sports Registration Continues with Free Options
Registration for youth summer sports is now open Summer Sports offered for free for ages 9+! Fees apply for 4U, 6U, and 8U programs, but you can save 25% when you register today! Saint Paul Parks and Recreation is excited to announce...
Summit Regional Trail Plan Update
A community meeting packed the house. The plan goes to Parks Commission on March 9. The House of Hope Community room was packed on February 27 for a discussion co-hosted by the Summit Hill Association and the Summit-University Planning...
Remembering a Champion of the Holly Tot Lot
Rose Peterson was a “voice crying in the wilderness” to save the playspace. Our parks and the Dakota homeland on which they rest hold the stories of many people. The Tot Lot at 529 Holly Ave was saved twice by indefatigable resident Rose...
#StPaulBarks Winner Announced!
Meet Howl o’ Weenie, who loves exploring water and nature in our parks! Howl o’ Weenie is an 8-year-old Mini Dachshund who usually goes by Weenie (because she’s a weenie dog). She loves exploring with her nose, sniffing out and figuring...
Volunteer Spotlight: Alison Goetzman
One of the volunteers at Churchill Gardens loves native plants (and orchids!) Tell us about Churchill Gardens and how you got involved. The plots are fairly large – about the size of two city yards. They feel manageable now that they’ve...