Happy National Public Lands Day, Minnesota! Enjoy your state and national parks, open spaces, county parks, community gardens, urban forest OR give back by joining a volunteer event! Have a great weekend! National Public Lands Day is celebrated annually across the country to promote conservation, stewardship and enjoyment of publicContinue Reading

Saturday, September 13 Purple Ride-Stride Twin Cities Bike or Run/walk (to fight pancreatic cancer) 7:30–3, 8, 25, 50-mile bike ride or 5k run/walk Basswood Rope Making, Traditional Craft of Native Americans of St. Croix Valley 10–11 am, William O’Brien State Park (visitor center) Three-Miles Pike Hike 10–noon, Fort Snelling StateContinue Reading

It’s migration time! Don’t forget to review the bird checklist for the park you visit this weekend: HERE. Friday, May 16 May 16, Evening Exploration Walk 8–9 p.m. Explore your nighttime senses—”listen like an owl, smell like a wolf” and . . . “taste lightening bug candy”?! Interstae Park hasContinue Reading

Wildflower Walk Eloise Butler Park Address: One Theodore Wirth Pkwy., Minneapolis, MN, 55422 Sat, Oct 12 4:00 PM Biology of Autumn Eloise Butler Park Sat, Oct 12 9:30 AM Magnificient Mushrooms Eloise Butler Park Sat, Oct 12 1:00 PM Autumn Wildflowers Tour Eloise Butler Park Sun, Oct 13 3:00 PM GunContinue Reading