Meet a Friend
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota's parks and trails. Below you will find links to features on some of these groups that have helped make our interconnected systems of parks and trails the envy of the nation.
If you would like to join or form a friends group, please contact the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota at 1-800-944-0707.
Gitchi Gami Trail Association
Trails needs friends too
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota's parks and trails. We recently sat down with Scott Harrison Lisa Topp and Lee Radzak to find out more about one such friends group – the Gitchi Gami Trail Association.
more...Minnesota Trail Riders Association
Trail riders unite
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota's parks and trails. The following is a Q & A feature of one such group – the Minnesota Trail Riders Association.
more...Voyageurs National Park Association
Promoting Minnesota’s Best Kept Secret
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota’s parks and trails. The following Question and Answer features one such organization – Voyageurs National Park Association. Voyageurs National Park is located about 15 miles east of International Falls on Minnesota's Canadian border.
more...Meet the Friends of Glacial Lakes State Park
Labor of love
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota's parks and trails. The following is a Q & A feature of one such group - the Friends of Glacial Lakes State Park. Glacial Lakes State Park is located in Starbuck, Minnesota.
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