A forward thinking, mixed-use, river-focused center that could combine a National Park Service Headquarters and Visitor Center with year-round environmental, cultural and historical learning and outdoor recreation experiences, scientific research, community café, and marina along Saint Paul’s river edge.
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Not only are members protecting and enhancing one of the world’s ecological treasures, they are also benefiting the local Twin Cities community.
Read MoreThese trees actively move large amounts of water from the ground into the sky, keeping the tree alive and keeping our local climate from reaching the extreme temperatures found in regions with fewer plants.
Read MoreEach day, I face a painting rendered by Gustav Klatt during the last pandemic for my grandfather’s wedding. It hangs in front of me, dated 1919, a reminder of how a pandemic can change lives and one’s own history.
Read MoreHiking at a young age can lead children to form a better understanding of the importance of land stewardship and develop a healthy lifelong relationship with the great Mississippi River.
Read MoreThe 50th anniversary of the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks program has been a year that reaffirmed just how much park programs rely on volunteer support.
Read MorePark Ranger and bird enthusiast Sharon Stiteler shares her favorite spots for fall and winter bird watching in Minnesota.
Read MoreBecca is the new Community Forestry Corps Member serving Mississippi Park Connection for the 2020-2021 year!
Read MoreMona Smith, a Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, reveals the truth of what happened to the Dakota people and makes them visible in their homeland today through her art.
Read MoreCheck out these new hiking trails at Coldwater Spring near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis! Baltimore Oriole Loop, Scarlet Tanager Loop, and the Indigo Bunting Loop.
Read MoreWhen the pandemic began limiting in-person education earlier this year, our park education team had an opportunity to pivot in a new direction to provide opportunities for distance learning.
Read MoreDuring the week of October 5, you will have a rare opportunity to see what parts of the Mississippi River looked like before it was altered by the lock and dam.
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