Friends of Wild River State Park
Winter 2020 Newsletter – Friends of Wild River
North Branch Students explore Wild River State Park
Getting youth outdoors by partnering with Friends Groups
Fall 2019 Newsletter – Friends of Wild River
Youth Engagement Grant Awards – Round 1
Friends Groups Make an Impact through Grant Program
Another Successful Otter Trotter 5k at Wild River State Park
Keeping Our River Clean – Annual St. Croix River Cleanup
BSA Scouts Join Friends of Wild River to Protect Young Oak Trees
On National Get Outdoors Day, youth with a troop of Boy Scouts of America put on their sunscreen and bug spray and “got outdoors” at Wild River State Park. They joined the Friends of Wild River and a DNR naturalist to tackle a conservation project …
P&TC awards $5,000 grants to Friends Groups for restoration projects in state parks
Five volunteer-led Friends Groups have each received a $5,000 grant from Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota to spearhead habitat restoration projects within state parks. Parks & Trails Council worked with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to identify potential projects and overlap them with …
Friends of Wild River State Park and area school students are a perfect match
CHISAGO — Friends of Wild River State Park has partnered with the Chisago Lake School District Life Work Center (LWC) to engage with students in the outdoors, in safe and enjoyable ways, during all seasons. At their annual meeting and pancake breakfast, the Friends Group …
Maple syrup brings friends together
The pancake breakfast just never goes out of style and, for the Friends of Wild River State Park, it’s a great annual fundraiser. The event drew about 75 people and raised nearly $1,700 for the group in 2012. Kacie Carlson, a naturalist at the park, said that …
