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Meet Our Friends Group Partner

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is proud to act as the fiscal sponsor for
Friends of Blue Mounds State Park.

As fiscal sponsor, we partner to advance their cause and provide the tools and building blocks to run a nonprofit, including receiving, holding and administering funds on behalf of the friends group.

Friends of Blue Mounds State Park

Blue Mounds State Park pinpointed on MNMission

A community organization devoted to enhancing the experience of Blue Mounds State Park.

Friends Since

2017

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Blue Mounds State Park by Debbie Kippen

Friends of Blue Mounds State Park

Events

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2021 Scavenger Hunts

MN Parks
June - Sep. 12, 2021
Oak in grasslands with boulder

Pound the Mound Trail Race

Blue Mounds State Park
May 15, 2021
woman trail running

[CANCELLED] Pound the Mound – Trail Race

Blue Mounds State park
May 16, 2020
candle within an ice holder

Candlelight Hike

Blue Mounds State Park
January 25, 2020
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News

kids filling a hole of a newly planted tree

March 15, 2022

Eight friends groups receive grants from P&TC in 2022

group of volunteers stands next to buckthorn pile

March 1, 2022

2021 Friends Group Habitat Restoration Grants Recap

shovels and trees that are ready to be planted

April 5, 2021

P&TC issues 9 grants to friends groups for habitat restoration projects

Kids bike away from the park building

February 3, 2021

2019-2020 Youth Engagement Grant Projects In Review

Five adults working with clippers and gloves near rock mound

October 2, 2020

Meet the Friends of Blue Mounds State Park

Blue Mounds by Tanya O'Leary

May 26, 2020

Fall/Winter 2019 Newsletter Updates

friends and youth celebrate having planted a tree

January 29, 2020

Partnership restores patches of habitat at seven state parks

Fifth-graders explore the woods at Lake Maria

October 11, 2019

Getting youth outdoors by partnering with Friends Groups

volunteers planting trees

July 25, 2019

Working with Friends to improve landscapes at seven state parks

kids looking over bog through binoculars

June 24, 2019

Youth Engagement Grant Awards – Round 1

Oak savanna restoration project tree planting on June 2, 2018

March 15, 2019

P&TC Issues Grants to Seven Friends Groups to Complete Habitat Restoration Projects

January 7, 2019

Brews & BBQ for Blue Mounds

Dam washout

June 22, 2016

DNR Release: DNR decides not to rebuild Blue Mounds State Park dam

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Our Partner Grant Project

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota offers grants to support friends groups' projects.

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