Conservation Program
Conservation youth interns support and improve green spaces around the East Side, and participate in the restoration of local parks through removal of displaced plant species, native seed collection and installation of native plants. We teach hands-on skills through the installation and maintenance of rain and pollinator gardens in public and private spaces. Youth also engage in citizen science projects, such as insect surveys, water sampling, and forest inventories. Parks we help to restore include Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Indian Mounds Park, Willowbrook Reserve, and Swede Hollow Park. Interns also helped establish and maintain the Harvest Park Native Seed Garden, located within Harvest Park in Maplewood.
Program at a Glance
On the ground habitat restoration in Saint Paul across 3 parks and 141 acres.
↑ Explore the past and present of our conservation worksites in St Paul’s East Side.
Bike fleet for youth to learn safe transportation practices getting to their work sites.
Interns build and maintain rain gardens in public and private spaces.
Manage 4 honey bee hives at Rivoli Bluffs Farm and Restoration Site.
Partner with other organizations to put on community education and outreach events.
Plant over 4,800 native plants during restoration projects annually. Seeds are also collected from these plants for future use.
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Lead volunteer and service-learning days with local businesses and schools.
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