Barbershops and hair salons allowed Black community leaders to build networks, steer local organizations, and advocate for equality. Many of their businesses were located right next to the Mississippi.

W Architecture & Landscape Architecture, along with team of local firms, selected to design River Learning Center and National Park Service Headquarters at Crosby Farm Regional Park on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Winter brings new opportunities to explore and experience one of Minnesota's most magical biomes, the prairie!

There isn’t a shadow of a doubt that Shadow Falls is one of Saint Paul’s most overlooked natural wonders—literally. Find out why!

Download and print the PDF of bingo pages to discover new parks, search for creatures and their signs, and experience the winter months differently than you may have before.

The Mississippi River and the parks are flourishing with life and are getting better each year through many of our restoration efforts and projects! Each year brings new improvements and with those improvements the return of more species of animals.

Learn how Lee has maintained close connections with staff and programs by volunteering her skills in the park!

“Nature has always been a big part of my life. As an Indigenous Hmong woman, I feel a sense of honor and responsibility to carry on the longstanding tradition of stewarding the earth.”

If you never look down while walking through the prairie you're missing out, for here grows the ground plum, a sprawling member of the pea family.