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 Cannon River Watershed Partnership
CRWP works to improve and protect the surface and groundwater resources of the Cannon River watershed by coordinating existing local and state government resources, instilling a sense of watershed pride, and by providing for cooperative management and protection of the watershed.
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 Cedar Lake Park Association
This association is trying to establish a nature park in the heart of the city, saving a large parcel of land on the north and east sides of Cedar Lake in Minneapolis from development. They built the award-winning Cedar Lake Regional Trail.
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 Friends of Bassett's Creek
The friends are trying to restore some of the natural creek meandering of Bassett's Creek that flows from Medicine Lake to the Mississippi River, and adjacent natural features such as flood plains, wetlands, wet meadows and native vegetation. Their vision includes the creation of adjacent public parkland and walking paths for human enrichment, and the improvement of water quality in this tributary. NOTE: Bassett's Creek is one of this campaign's 10 Twin Cities Treasures.
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 Friends of the Bay
This citizens' group is trying to make sure new development in Grey Cloud Township and St. Paul Park is something we can all live with, with an immediate focus on the proposed River's Edge development and the serious problems posed by the proposal in its current form.
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 Friends of Birch Island Woods
This active group in Eden Prairie and Minnetonka was honored last year as a Champion of Open Space for its successes and continuing efforts to protect Eden Prairie's Birch Island Woods and other vulnerable open spaces, and for its support of efforts to conserve Chanhassen's Seminary Fen and the peripheries of local conservation areas and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
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 Friends of Birch Pond, Anwatin
The Friends are trying to restore the natural beauty of the Anwatin Woods in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Minneapolis, preserving it as an Environmental Learning Center for the benefit of generations to come.
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Friends of Elm Creek
The Friends of Elm Creek is a community based non-profit organization. We are made up of concerned citizens whose goal is the creation of the Elm Creek Corridor Regional Trail & Parkway, from Maple Grove, through Plymouth and into Medina. |
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 Friends of Henry Park
This group of neighbors, trying to preserve a 12-acre wooded parcel above the Mississippi River in southeast St. Paul, is facing two major obstacles in their worthwhile quest: a rapidly approaching deadline and a lack of ready cash. The environmentally sensitive tract stands adjacent to other green space and parkland and would help to ensure an unbroken natural corridor for wildlife.
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Friends of Lebanon Hills
More information: Eric Vevea
651-686-5379.
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 Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County
This Friends group helps shape the goals and priorities of park development, identifies and protects environmentally significant areas, promotes trails and bikeways, and provides a vehicle for citizens to influence public park policies.
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 Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway
The friends are trying to preserve Eagan's expansive and environmentally sensitive green space, promote the protection of Patrick Eagan Park, and support the preservation of properties in their natural, undeveloped state that adjoin the Eagan Core Greenway. NOTE: The Eagan Core Greenway is one of this campaign's 10 Twin Cities Treasures.
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Friends of Stillwater Parks
The friends enlist the community in improving Stillwater's parks and trails, increase park use by residents, and promote stewardship and enjoyment. They offer volunteer opportunities, education, and special events. More information: P.O. Box 822, Stillwater, MN 55082; 651-439-8368.
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 Independence Open Spaces Committee
This group of neighbors in Independence is working to establish a positive, proactive plan for protecting that community's open space. Independence is located on the western edge of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
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 Lower Phalen Creek Project
The Lower Phalen Creek Project is a vibrant public/private partnership working to improve the health and vitality of St. Paul's Phalen Creek watershed by removing public health threats and maximizing connections to the Mississippi River.
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 Minnehaha Oaks Association
This association is devoted to the preservation of a one-acre forest in Hopkins. The 'Oaks Folks' recycle aluminum and solicit contributions.
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 Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition
This coalition is working to protect, preserve, enhance, and restore the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and serve the interests of neighborhood residents and others who value and respect our great river.
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 Mississippi River Gorge Stewards
The Stewards provide opportunities for local residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul to get involved with river protection efforts in their own neighborhoods.
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Protect Our Parks, Anoka
This citizen group promotes the park and the controversy around development to both the general public and membership of the Sierra Club.
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St. Croix Scenic Coalition
A citizen-based nonprofit organization protecting the outstanding scenic character of the St. Croix River Valley landscape from Hastings, Minnesota, in the south to Danbury, Wisconsin, in the north. The coalition works to implement effective scenic preservation ordinances, to conserve those positive assets that define individual community character, and to protect the economic value of the valley's gateway highway approaches.
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If you know of a citizen action group working on open space protection in the Twin Cities area that's not on our list, please let us know at info@embraceopenspace.org.
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