SPPC News
Join the City Wide Clean Up April 24
Join the 35th annual Citywide Spring Cleanup. Join forces with community members to cleanup our parks and neighborhood streets. When: Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 9 am-11:30 amWhat: Individuals and groups of all ages come together to...
Dedicated to YOU: Naming Opportunities in Your Parks
Life is beautiful in a park. Enjoying the shade of a tree or the joy of spring blossoms. Sharing a laugh or just taking in the view. Bring your generosity to life while marking a special occasion or celebrating a loved one with a named...
Get Outdoors and Volunteer in Our Parks!
Join the 5,000 neighbors who keep our parks humming! Feeling the spring? Take that energy and help with Citywide Spring Cleanup on April 24 from 9-11:30 cleaning up parks and neighborhoods. Has Norma’s story in this month’s Volunteer...
Volunteer Spotlight: Norma Herther, Ramsey Hill Garden Steward
Norma has been “getting her fingers dirty” for years and we all get to share the beauty How did you get started volunteering in the parks? I was born and raised in Saint Paul in the Midway area and have always loved Saint Paul parks. I...
Saint Paul Garden Club Grant to Rondo
One step closer to remembering the spirit of Mr. Galloway. Mr. Galloway kept a beautiful garden in the old Rondo neighborhood near the newly completed Rondo Center for Diverse Expression and Rondo Commemorative Plaza. Neighbors and...
Pedro Park Community Work Group
Neighbors of Pedro Park can work toward the next phase of this downtown gem. There will be a workgroup to help plan the long and short-term future of Pedro Park and the surrounding neighborhood. If you are interested in being part of the...
I Wish I Had Saved My Boulevard Trees!
by Michael-jon PeaseSaint Paul Parks Conservancy Executive Director If only I had known how easy it is to identify and treat a tree The last year has been a hard one on the trees in my corner of the world. First, an out-of-control driver...
Saint Paul BARKS winner named after a Beatles Tune
After tough deliberations, the first Saint Paul BARKS winner has been named - Penny Lane! (read more) Here's the scoop on our park system's favorite pooch from her human family: Penny Lane joined our family at the end of October, at 2...
Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Stensvold Restoring Native Plants
Jim Stensvold has spent the last decade volunteering in both Saint Paul Parks and National Parks. He has been focused on restoring native prairies and plantings through leading events like Restore! and “Seed Squads.” How did you get...