SPPC News
Volunteer Spotlight: GAP School Volunteers
Students from the GAP school have put in 1,310 hours since 2015 improving our parks. Located on the West Side of Saint Paul, GAP School serves approximately 200 youth and young adults (ages 18-24) annually through education and...
Party for the Parks Honorees
This year’s Party for the Parks honors three local individuals and one volunteer organization as park champions with special awards. Park Volunteer of the Year: Debby Smith Debby Smith has planted and tended gardens at Como for 14 years,...
Swede Hollow Park: Upcoming Projects
New signage, enhanced Woodland Garden, Trail lighting, and improved Gathering Space are all in the plans for this beautiful park. Last month 29 residents gathered for their first glimpse of the new cultural and historical interpretive...
Remembering Dee Schutte
It is with great sadness that we remember Dee Schutte, the Conservancy’s former lead staffer, who passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at her home in Minnetonka, Minn. Dee was 69 years old and was born in Iola, Kansas. Dee was employed...
Building a Dog Park with Dogecoin
Be part of the first ever public infrastructure project funded by Dogecoin! Saint Paul Parks Conservancy has now expanded our donation options to include cryptocurrency. If we reach our $250,000 fundraising goal, the City of Saint Paul...
Pig’s Eye Park Will Get New Visibility
A land-swap deal with St. Paul Regional Water Services approved last week by the St. Paul City Council will give Pig’s Eye Regional Park a parking lot and an entrance with a sign. In exchange, the water utility will use a portion of the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Como Woodland Advisors
How did a forgotten, trash strewn, buckthorn infested, random bike trail riddled woodland become an outdoor learning area? A group of local neighbors and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation worked together 15 years ago to make this amazing...
ParkScore® index unveiling May 27
The Trust for Public Land ParkScore® index is the national gold-standard comparison of park systems across the largest 100 cities in the United States. Last year, your Saint Paul Parks were ranked as #3 in the nation. Join TPL for a...
New Trees for Dunning Rec Center!
The city’s tree canopy will get a boost with $10,000 in new trees. Hoffman & McNamara Nursery and Landscape just planted 30 trees o replace the diseased Ash trees removed from the Dunning Recreation Center complex. The rec center is...