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Parks, trails, bicycle routes, and open spaces need people to protect and promote them. There’s always lots to be done in order to establish, protect, and preserve these wonderful amenities in St. Paul and Ramsey County.

As a policy-oriented group, we ask for your voice of support. Write a letter, an e-mail, or attend a meeting to help the parks. Exact details will be given in the projects below. Sometimes we engage our members in  hands-on projects, like the annual Citywide Park Cleanup that we support every April.

  • Get involved now. Check out our current projects.
  • Looking to see what we’ve done in the past? Check out our past projects to see what kind of work we do.

These are your parks and trails. Won’t you get involved and help?

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When encouraging policy makers to support parks and trails, we rely on strong membership numbers to give weight to our organization. Please consider becoming a member. Any donation, in any amount, entitles you to membership for a year.

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April 18, 2025

Join the Friends for Earth Day Clean Up

Come out to East Side Heritage Park Cleanup Day on April 26 from 9 to noon!

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April 18, 2025

Clean Up East Side Heritage Park

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April 9, 2025

Bountiful opportunities to clean up our beautiful parks and neighborhoods

Earth Month offers a variety of opportunities to clean up in Saint Paul and Ramsey County.

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Highway 61

March 6, 2025

Friends strongly supports funding request for Highway 61 resiliency project

The Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County have sent a letter to the US Department of Transportation supporting funding for repairs to the path along Highway 61 in St. Paul.

Posted in: Announcements, Current Projects, Homepage Slider

September 23, 2024

Friends Supports Putting Purple Line On Existing Roads

The Friends strongly supports routing the proposed Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit on existing lanes of three major roadways on the East Side.

Posted in: Announcements, Current Projects, Homepage Slider

September 9, 2024

Thank You for Voting to Continue Funding Parks, Trails, Clean Water

Thank you for voting for the Minnesota Lottery ballot initiative which extends funding parks and trails for 25 years

Posted in: Current Projects, Upcoming Projects / Legacy Amendment

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April 18, 2025

Join the Friends for Earth Day Clean Up

Come out to East Side Heritage Park Cleanup Day on April 26 from 9 to noon!

Posted in: Announcements, Current Projects, Homepage Slider, Upcoming Projects

April 9, 2025

Bountiful opportunities to clean up our beautiful parks and neighborhoods

Earth Month offers a variety of opportunities to clean up in Saint Paul and Ramsey County.

Posted in: Announcements, Current Projects, Homepage Slider, Upcoming Projects

September 9, 2024

Thank You for Voting to Continue Funding Parks, Trails, Clean Water

Thank you for voting for the Minnesota Lottery ballot initiative which extends funding parks and trails for 25 years

Posted in: Current Projects, Upcoming Projects / Legacy Amendment

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March 5, 2025

Share your vision for clean up and future of Pig’s Eye Park/Dump

Share your thoughts on the clean up and future of Pig’s Eye Park/Dump. A Minnesota Pollution Control Agency survey is open through March 31st.

Posted in: Announcements, Newsletter, Past Projects / Pig's Eye Park

October 5, 2024

Your Help Need to Battle Buckthorn

Volunteer to improve habitat and water quality at Hanlo’s Pond in Lakewood Hills Park by cutting and treating European Buckthorn.

Posted in: Past Projects

Peggy Lynch, center, with her son, Tim and daughter Teri Miska,

September 14, 2024

Tributes to Peggy Lynch, Parks Advocate and Founder of Friends, Continue to Pour In

Tributes to Peggy Lynch, Parks Advocate and Founder of Friends, Continue to Pour In.

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September 5, 2024

Daylighting Phalen Creek: Final Community Engagement Session Thursday, September 12th

The last opportunity for public comment on the first phase of daylighting Phalen Creek will be held on Thursday, September 12.

Posted in: Announcements, Past Projects

August 21, 2024

Peggy Lynch, Parks Advocate, Founder of Friends, Passes Away

The Friends of the Parks and Trails of Saint Paul and Ramsey County is saddened to announce that activist Peggy Lynch has passed away.

Posted in: Announcements, Past Projects / Peggy Lynch

Courtesy Metro Transit

August 10, 2024

Metro Transit seeks comments on Purple Line route options

Metro Transit is taking public comments on the two potential routes between Maplewood and Union Depot now through August 30.

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