News - Friends of the Parks and Trails

August 23, 2015

Response to Pioneer Press editorial

Thank you to the Pioneer Press for the extensive coverage of the Parkland Dedication ordinance, both with news coverage on August 18 and 19 and with the editorial on Sunday, […]

February 13, 2015

Rush Line

Parks and trails should not be used as transit corridors. Submit your comments at Rushline.org before the February 13 deadline. Please add your voice to ours as we seek to […]

February 11, 2015

Parkland Dedication Ordinance explained

In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature gave Minneapolis and St. Paul the legal authority to collect Parkland Dedication (land, or cash in lieu of land) at time of platting and permitting. […]

December 5, 2014

2014 Park Volunteer Awards and Public Service Awards

We had our Friends’ Annual Meeting at Cherokee Regional Park in St. Paul, on June 17, 2014. Public Service Award: Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt Ramsey County Commissioner, Victoria Reinhardt, […]

October 31, 2014

2013 Park Volunteer Awards and Public Service Awards

June 20, 2013 Keller Regional Park, Friends of the Parks and Trails Annual Picnic and Awards Park Volunteer Awards: Del Case and Marge Case Del was Friends of Mears Park […]

December 11, 2014

2012 Friends of the Parks Annual Volunteer and Public Service Awards

June 21, 2012 Eastsider Tom Russ receives the Park Volunteer of the Year Award Tom has been working to improve the Big Urban Woods; a forgotten St. Paul wooded area. […]

December 11, 2014

2011 Friends of the Parks Annual Volunteer and Public Service Awards

Ramsey Washington Watershed District receives the 2011 Public Service Award The award is given to elected or appointed officials who have done an outstanding job of promoting and supporting parks […]