Every summer the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area’s education team partners with the YMCA of the North to help offer outdoor educational and enrichment activities as part of two day camp programs. These programs are the Junior Ranger Day Camp as part of the Camp Streefland experience, and the Adventure in the Neighborhood Day Camp.
Read MoreNestled between the neighborhoods of Beaver Lake Heights and Lincoln Park in east St. Paul is the vibrant school community of Nokomis Montessori-North Campus, where Katy Paquette has become a leader of innovative teaching and holistic environmental learning.
Read MoreDelaney Farwell, Mississippi Park Connection's Community Forestry Coordinator, explores how humans, rivers, and ecosystems intertwine. She emphasizes floods and droughts' impact on floodplain forests, especially cottonwood trees, stressing the need to understand disturbance patterns amidst climate change. Farwell concludes by urging a holistic mindset, akin to "thinking like a river," to protect these landscapes for generations to come.
Read MoreMeet Ranger Jade, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area’s Historian. Jade works with Tribal Nations and helps tell the underrepresented stories associated with the park. Read on to learn more about Ranger Jade and what she’s excited for at the park!
Read MoreAs of November 3, Mni Owe Sni / Coldwater Spring is listed as a Traditional Cultural Place.
Read MoreDiscover the collaborative initiatives and partnerships that have played a vital role in preserving this natural water source in Minnesota. Read about the efforts to protect and restore the area, underscoring its cultural significance to Native American communities and its broader impact on environmental conservation.
Read MoreNational Public Lands Day began in 1994 by the National Environmental Education Foundation, with the overarching goal of encouraging volunteerism and engagement with America’s public lands.
Read MoreThis past summer, Savanna led the park's annual acoustic monitoring study of the Twin Cities Mississippi corridor and coordinated the placement and movement of acoustic monitors across 28 field sites along the Mississippi River. Imagine a green 5”x 7” box attached to a small (but mighty) microphone on a long pole and extended out along trails, roads, and other cutlines that bats use for flyways.
Read MoreI have decided to step down as executive director of Mississippi Park Connection (MPC) in January. It’s been a great run, and I am deeply proud of my work with MPC. Building a nonprofit from the ground up has been a tremendous honor
Read MoreIncredible volunteers support projects in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Read MoreIn 2006, the National Park Service began studying eagles along the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area to monitor levels of environmental contaminants in nestlings. Since 2011, Mississippi Park Connection has provided funding for spring flight surveys.
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