Friends Groups
Another Successful Otter Trotter 5k at Wild River State Park
The Friends of Wild River State Park held its 7th Annual Otter Trotter 5K on Saturday, October 13, thanks to the help of volunteers and park staff.
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Friends of Tettegouche State Park
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is proud to act as the fiscal sponsor for Friends of Tettegouche State Park.As a fiscal sponsor, we partner to advance their cause and provide the tools and building blocks to run a nonprofit, including receiving, holding and administering ...
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Meet the Friends of Tettegouche State Park
Build a new visitor center and they will come... or so it worked for Tettegouche State Park, whose new center opened in summer 2014. So many came and so many new programming opportunities arose that some of the regular volunteers in the park started to wonder if the park could use a formal Friends Group.
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Color Me Fall Event at Bertram Chain of Lakes Park
A fun, fall event took place last weekend at Bertram Chain of Lakes Park with family-friendly activities like hay rides, fall crafts, archery, s'more-making, and more!
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Oak savanna restoration
Frontenac State Park Association planted trees and native prairie forbs to help restore oak savanna.
Installing tree cages around young oaks
Friends of Wild River State Park installed tree cages around young, naturally growing oak trees to protect them from deer browse.
Restoring wood edge habitat
Friends of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park installed 0.5 acres of native plants and trees along a wooded edge.
Replacing vulnerable ash trees
Friends of Maplewood planted and protected 15 large sugar maple trees to replace ash trees that were succumbing to emerald ash borer.
Installing tree cages around young pines
Friends of Itasca State Park installed 460 cages to protect young, naturally growing pine trees from deer browse.
Friends of Zippel Bay State Park
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends of Zippel Bay State Park Mission The Friends originated as a cross country ski club and are transitioning to ...
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Meet Friends of Zippel Bay State Park
Originally organized as a cross-country ski club, this group is currently expanding its mission to support the park in all seasons.
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Minnesota Trail Riders Association
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Minnesota Trail Riders Association Mission Promote recreational equestrian trail riding through: promotion, development, and maintenance of trails distribution of trail ...
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Meet the Minnesota Trail Riders Association
MTRA uses membership dollars and donations to provide financial assistance to local, county and state parks in Minnesota that allow equestrian use in their parks.
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Keeping Our River Clean – Annual St. Croix River Cleanup
The Friends of Wild River State Park has an annual summer tradition of gathering to canoe down part of the river—from Sunrise Landing to Wild River State Park Landing—to clean up any trash found along the way.
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Music Fills the Air at Maplewood State Park
Community members flocked to Maplewood State Park to attend two music concerts
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