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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 Whitewater 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 Whitewater State Park

Pinpoint of Whitewater State Park on MN mapMission

Education, fundraising and other activities to sustain the organization’s vision and goals for Whitewater State Park and sustaining the park’s ecology, natural beauty and cultural history.

Friends Since

2013

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Facebook
Online Donation Page
Friends assist with a park event
Volunteer with Friends of Whitewater State Park talks at our Day on the Hill event
Friends of Whitewater State Park at P&TC's Day on the Hill
Friends of Whitewater gather for dinner in park lodge
Friends gather for dinner

Friends of Whitewater State Park

Events

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: The Wonderful World of Feathers

Wed, Oct 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

October 12, 2022
10am-12pm

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: Here Comes The Sun

Wed, Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

September 14, 2022
10am-12pm

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Wed, Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

August 17, 2022
10am-12pm

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Wed, Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

July 13, 2022
10-11:30am

Looking at GeoPDF Map on mobile device

Wayfinding, GeoPDFs, and Geocaching

Wed, Apr 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

April 13, 2022
10am-12pm

Banner showing outline of earth surrounded by trees

Parks & Trails Earth Day

Sat, Apr 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

April 23, 2022
9am-12pm

landscape with sandy plains and moon

HOP into the Park: What are SNAs?

Wed, Mar 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

March 16, 2022
10am-12pm

buckthorn leaves

HOP: Citizen Science

Wed, Feb 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

February 9, 2022
10am-12pm

DNR conservation officers and their K-9 partners

HOP Into the Park: MnDNR K-9 Program

Wed, Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

December 8, 2021
10am-12pm

Rolling river

Webinar: Whitewater River Watershed

Wed, Aug 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

August 11, 2021
10am-11am

sunrise over lake superior

Here Comes the Sun

Wed, Jul 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

July 14, 2021
10am-12pm

Scavenger Hunt Banner

2021 Scavenger Hunts

Tue, Jun 1 – Sun, Sep 12 @ All Day

June 1 – September 12, 2021

fisher in a tree

Webinar: Fishers in Minnesota

Wed, Jun 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

June 9, 2021
10am – 11:30am

Baby raccoon

Webinar: Keeping Wild Families Together

Wed, May 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

May 12, 2021
10am-11:30am

field of bison

Webinar: Bison Conservation at Oxbow Park

Wed, Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

April 14, 2021
10am-11:30am

Webinar: Bluebirding 101

Wed, Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

March 10, 2021
10am-11:30am

Webinar: A Decade Since the Ramsar Designation on the Upper Mississippi River

Wed, Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

February 10, 2021
10am-11:30am

Webinar: The Golden Eagle Project

Wed, Jan 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

January 13, 2021
10am-11:45am

snowy creek with animal tracks on bank

Webinar: A Dream Job at Oxbow Park

Wed, Dec 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

December 16, 2020
10am-11:30am

Owl looking over back to camera

Webinar: An Owl Soap Opera

Wed, Nov 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

November 18, 2020
10am-11:30am

Webinar: Nation’s Busiest Wildlife Hospital

Wed, Oct 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

October 14, 2020
10am-11am

atop a cliff looking over valley

5th Annual Photo Contest

Thu, Sep 10 – Mon, Nov 30 @ 12:00 am

Entries accepted until:
November 30, 2020

yellow flower with bee

Webinar: Citizen Science

Wed, Sep 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

September 16, 2020
10am-12pm

MN Scavenger Hunts

Mon, Jun 15 – Tue, Sep 8 @ All Day

Summer 2020
Until Labor Day

Group walking through prairie and looking at plants

Webinar: Friends Groups & Master Naturalists

Thu, Jul 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

July 23, 2020
4pm-5pm

trees tunks blanketed in snow

Centennial Event: Winter Celebration

Sat, Dec 21 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Saturday, December 21
12pm-3pm

Landscape photo of the Whitewater valley with fall color bluffs

Geology Gathering

Thu, Oct 17 – Sat, Oct 19 @ All Day

October 17-19, 2019
Various event times

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News

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

actors ready to portray history of the park

March 17, 2020

Video of Theater in the Park now online + Volunteers Recognized

friends and youth celebrate having planted a tree

January 29, 2020

Partnership restores patches of habitat at seven state parks

shovels and trees that are ready to be planted

January 6, 2020

Behind the scenes: Planning a Centennial Celebration for Whitewater State Park

kids wading in the river with nets

October 25, 2019

Getting more kids outside through youth engagement grants

volunteers planting trees

July 25, 2019

Working with Friends to improve landscapes at seven state parks

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

Overlook views from a fall hike. Jimmy Rollins/P&TC Photo Contest

January 7, 2019

Whitewater State Park Turns 100 – Time to Celebrate!

Honorable Mention - Split Rock Lighthouse by Steve Sheeley

March 2, 2017

DNR highlights new parks and trails offerings for 2017

Friends assist with a park event

February 24, 2017

Volunteer naturalists with a passion for Whitewater

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Our Partner Grant Project

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

Friends of Whitewater State Park

Our Partner Land Projects

Whitewater State Park Land Projects

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is honored to have worked with Friends of Whitewater State Park on land acquisition.

See Our Land Projects
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