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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

Website
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

Whitewater State Park
December 13, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
November 8, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
October 11, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
September 13, 2023

H.O.P. into the Park: Minnesota Insects

Online
August 9, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Online
July 12, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
June 14, 2023

Whitewater State Park HOP Program: Distribution and Ecology of Fishers in Southern Minnesota

Whitewater State Park
May 10, 2023

[CANCELLED] Sand Point/Mississippi River Clean Up

Frontenac State Park
April 22, 2023
Fall horse back riding

Whitewater State Park HOP Program

Whitewater State Park
April 12, 2023
buckthorn leaves

HOP: Citizen Science

Whitewater State Park
February 9, 2022
DNR conservation officers and their K-9 partners

HOP Into the Park: MnDNR K-9 Program

Whitewater State Park
December 8, 2021
Rolling river

Webinar: Whitewater River Watershed

Online - Whitewater State Park
August 11, 2021
sunrise over lake superior

Here Comes the Sun

Whitewater State Park
July 14, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Banner

2021 Scavenger Hunts

MN Parks
June - Sep. 12, 2021
fisher in a tree

Webinar: Fishers in Minnesota

Online - Whitewater State Park
June 9, 2021
Baby raccoon

Webinar: Keeping Wild Families Together

Online - Whitewater State Park
May 12, 2021
field of bison

Webinar: Bison Conservation at Oxbow Park

Online - Whitewater State Park
April 14, 2021

Webinar: Bluebirding 101

Online - Whitewater State Park
March 10, 2021

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

Online - Whitewater State Park

Webinar: The Golden Eagle Project

Online - Whitewater State Park
January 13, 2021
snowy creek with animal tracks on bank

Webinar: A Dream Job at Oxbow Park

Online - Whitewater State Park
December 16, 2020
Owl looking over back to camera

Webinar: An Owl Soap Opera

Online - Whitewater State Park
November 18, 2020
atop a cliff looking over valley

5th Annual Photo Contest

Whitewater State Park
Sept-Nov 2020
Screenshot of template for membership tracking

Web Training: Membership Tracking Template

Online
October 7, 2020
yellow flower with bee

Webinar: Citizen Science

Online - Whitewater State Park
September 16, 2020
Group walking through prairie and looking at plants

Webinar: Friends Groups & Master Naturalists

Online
July 23, 2020
trees tunks blanketed in snow

Centennial Event: Winter Celebration

Landscape photo of the Whitewater valley with fall color bluffs

Geology Gathering

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Friends of Whitewater State Park

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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Friends of Whitewater State Park

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.

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