One of my highlights of July was when I had the honor of joining Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Superintendent Bangoura, Park Board District...
Category: Donors & Volunteers
Big Support Broad Impact – People for Parks Fund
Late in 2021 the Minneapolis Parks Foundation received a very generous contribution directed to the newly established People for Parks Fund. It was...
Join Litter League Today!
Litter League is a collective effort to bring together and activate youth in Minneapolis parks and neighborhoods, inspired by Minneapolis Park and...
2022 Earth Day Clean Up at Minnehaha Falls
We are excited to once again host an Earth Day Clean Up site at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park as part of the annual collaboration between...
USA Today Readers Vote Water Works a 2021 “Top New Attraction”
Water Works Park and Pavilion has been named one of the nation’s “Best New Attractions” by readers of USA Today. We’re...
2021 Highlights & Reflections
Every day during this year of change our Minneapolis parks have helped us navigate a new normal and reconnect us with nature and each other. We’re...
Community Profile: Mike Vennewitz
Mike Vennewitz and Rep. Diane Loeffler are the newest members of Minneapolis Park Foundation’s Heritage Oak Society. The Heritage Oak Society...
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Minneapolis Parks Foundation celebrate opening of 26th Avenue North Overlook
New riverfront overlook creates connection to Mississippi River in North Minneapolis The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and...
Connecting a Community
In 2010, Paul Reyelts brought to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation the vision of a renewed gathering place at St. Anthony Falls, where the shuttered...