Directory of Contacts and Resources
RESOURCES REGARDING GREEN SPACES IN THIS GUIDE
Birch Island Woods
Friends of Birch Island Woods
www.BirchIslandWoods.org
Jeff Strate
952-949-8980
City of Eden Prairie
952-949-8300
www.ci.eden-prairie.mn.us
Hennepin County
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
Chub Lake Wildlife Management Area
City of Inver Grove Heights
651-450-2500
www.ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us
City of South St. Paul
651-554-3200
www.southstpaul.org
Eagan Core Greenway
Friends of Eagan Core Greenway
www.friendsofeagancoregreenway.org
Jack Conrad
651-687-4960
John Ward
651-688-0451
City of Eagan
651-675-5001
www.ci.eagan.mn.us
Dakota County
651-438-4660
www.co.dakota.mn.us
Grey Cloud Island/Rivers Edge
Friends of the Bay
www.friendsofthebay.com
Hiawatha Oaks Preserve
Oaks Folks
www.oaksfolks.org
City of Hopkins
952-935-8474
www.hopkinsmn.com
Hennepin County
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
Lebanon Hills
Dakota County Parks Department
651-438-4660
www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/hills.htm
Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob Preservation Association
Bruce M. White
651-310-0601
James Rogers
651-962-5662
Ramsey County
www.co.ramsey.mn.us
Riley Creek Conservation Area
Jeff Strate
952-949-8980
www.BirchIslandWoods.org
City of Eden Prairie
952-949-8300
www.ci.eden-prairie.mn.us
Hennepin County
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
Rum River Nature Area
Mary Handrick
763-427-4640
City of Anoka
Carolyn Braun, Planning Director
763-576-2722
www.ci.anoka.mn.us
Anoka County
www.co.anoka.mn.us
Seidl's Lake Park
Harvey Bartz
651-450-7531
Ramsey County
www.co.ramsey.mn.us
Seminary Fen
City of Chanhassen
952-227-1100
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
City of Eden Prairie
952-949-8300
www.ci.eden-prairie.mn.us
Carver County
www.co.carver.mn.us
Springbrook Nature Center
Save Springbrook
www.savespringbrook.org
Springbrook Foundation
www.springbrookfoundation.org
City of Fridley
763-571-3450
www.ci.fridley.mn.us
Anoka County
www.co.anoka.mn.us
Spirit Mountain
Skyline Planning and Preservation Alliance
www.skylineppa.org
Nancy Nelson
218-728-1002
City of Duluth
218-723-3300
www.ci.duluth.mn.us/city/mainpage
St. Louis County
www.co.st-louis.mn.us
St. Croix Valley
Mathews Hollinshead
651-698-0260
Wayzata's Cenacle Big Woods
Friends of the Big Woods
www.friendsofthebigwoods.org
City of Wayzata
952-404-5300
www.wayzata.org
Hennepin County
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
OTHER RESOURCES
Alliance for Metropolitan StabilityRuss Adams
612-332-4471
www.mepartnership.org/sites/ALLIANCEFORMETROSTABILITY
Amerigis
612-379-3926
www.amerigis.com
Anoka Conservation District
Chris Lord
763-434-2030 ext. 13
www.anokanaturalresources.com/acd/acdaboutus.htm
Anoka County Parks
John K. VonDeLinde
763-757-3920
www.anokacountyparks.com
Citizens for Carver County
Bruce Koprucki
952-448-7559
Conservation League of Edina
Jeanne Hansen
952-920-8819
www.conservationleagueofedina.org
Dakota County Planning
Farmland and Natural Areas Program
Al Singer
Program Manager
952-891-7001
www.co.dakota.mn.us/planning/fnap/Index.htm
Dakota County Soil & Water District
651-480-7777
www.dakotacountyswcd.org
Department of Natural Resources
Peggy Booth
651-772-7952
www.dnr.state.mn.us
Department of Transportation
800-657-3774
www.dot.state.mn.us
Friends of Minnesota Valley
Lori Nelson
800-657-3774
www.friendsofmnvalley.org
Friends of the Mississippi River
Irene Jones
651-222-2193
www.fmr.org
Metropolitan Council
Parks and Open Space
Michael McDonough
651-602-1000
Senior Planner — Housing & Livable Communities
Kristina Smitten
651-602-1000
www.metrocouncil.org
Metropolitan Interfaith Council for Affordable Housing (MICAH)
612-871-8980
www.micah.org
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Jim Erkle
651-223-5969
www.mncenter.org
Minnesota Department of Administration
State and Community Services
www.mnplan.state.mn.us
Council of Environmental Quality
www.whitehouse.gov/ceq
Minnesota Land Trust
Jane Prohaska
651-641-0162
www.mnland.org
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Rick Schultz
952-854-5900
midwest.fws.gov/MinnesotaValley
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
651-290-4160
Suite 105, 111 Kellogg Boulevard East
St. Paul, MN 55101
www.nps.gov/miss/index.htm
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
715-483-3284
401 Hamilton Street
P. O. Box 708
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
www.nps.gov/sacn/index.htm
Protect Our Parks
Mary Handrick
763-427-4640
Park and Trails Council of Minnesota
800-944-0707
www.parksandtrails.org
Sierra Club North Star Chapter
http://northstar.sierraclub.org/campaigns/open-space/index.html
Joshua Houdek
612-659-9124
Sharon Stephens
952-465-2118
Transit for Livable Communities
Lea Schuster
651-767-0298
www.tlcminnesota.org
Trust for Public Lands
Cordelia Pierson
651-999-5312
www.tpl.org
University of Minnesota - Design Center for American Urban Landscape
Ann Forsyth
612-624-3509
www.designcenter.umn.edu
University of Minnesota Law School
Institute on Race and Poverty
Director
Myron Orfield
612-625-8071
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1-800-344-WILD
www.fws.gov
Watershed Districts
Directory: www.maswcd.org
www.metroswcd.org