SPPC News
Pedro Park Groundbreaking
Downtown’s newest park is under construction, scheduled to be completed in June 2025. About 75 residents, community leaders, park donors, Pedro family members and elected officials joined Saint Paul Parks and Recreation for the...
Bad Luck Ball – Paris 1924 Olympics
Parks fans came to play at Scott & Zelda’s Bad Luck Ball last year. This year’s event is on Friday, September 13 . The year is 1924 and Paris is intoxicated with Olympic fever. Athletes warm up in the parks. Artists crowd the...
80 Volunteers Needed for July 27 Playground Build
Help build a playground in partnership with Saint Paul Parks Conservancy, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Equitable Financial Services and community members! Interested? Sign up here! Who: 80 More volunteers needed for July...
Donor Spotlight: The Garden Club of Ramsey County
The Garden Club of Ramsey County (GCRC) focuses its giving on organizations that plant trees in Ramsey County, and gives scholarships to college students in horticulture programs. Since 2021 GCRC has given annually to the Parks...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Hilfiker
Mary Hilfiker points out the lush plants bursting from the gardens tended by the Friends of Upper Landing Park and Trail. Colorful buds promise bright flowers, hardy native plants stand tall and beautiful, pollinator-friendly vegetation...
Help Build a Playground at Hayden Heights
Help build a playground in partnership with Saint Paul Parks Conservancy, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Equitable Financial Services and community members! Interested? Let us know and we’ll send the details and sign up link. ...
Party for the Parks June 26
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation and the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy will honor the best of the best of more than 5,000 volunteers who make the city’s park system one of the top-ranked in the nation on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, during the...
Woodland Garden Planted at Swede Hollow
This month, immigrant and refugee youth from the GAP School’s Youthbuild program removed exotic species and planted native shrubs and trees in the Woodland Garden at Swede Hollow Park at 665 Greenbrier St....
Donor Spotlight: Garth Morrisette
Garth Morrisette is a former board chair of the St Paul Parks Conservancy and enthusiastic supporter of the park system. Garth grew up in a family of eight in Springfield Oregon and was a product of the Willamalane Park system in...