Posts related to the D10 Como Park Environment Committee
At the June 7th, 2023 D10 Environment Committee, we heard from Mariah Quick – a Ramsey County Heath Educator – about what happens to organic compost. She explains where it goes, the environmental impact of keeping food out of a landfill and what we can do to promote composting.
The Environment Committee typically meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm. All D10 Como Park meetings are open to the public and have space for community members to bring topics for discussion. This month’s meeting will be held hybrid in person at the Como Streetcar Station (1224 Lexington) and via Zoom.
The number of people participating in the Como Park Cleanup events is progressively increasing, with each person giving the most valuable, most meaningful, and most precious thing possible – their time.
At our Lake Como Cleanup events, volunteers meet at the Pavilion to get tools, supplies and have a refreshment. Then they walk along the lake pedestrian paths or the shoreline and pick up trash.
On May 3, 2023, the D10 Environment committee welcomed Tricia Wherle, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Volunteer Coordinator, to share about volunteer opportunities in Como Park and elsewhere.
The Environment Committee typically meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm. All D10 Como Park meetings are open to the public and have space for community members to bring topics for discussion. This month’s meeting will be held hybrid in person at the Como Streetcar Station (1224 Lexington) and via Zoom.
The Saint Paullinators are happy to announce that a second round of boulevard garden will be installed in the South Como Demonstration neighborhood. Community member (renters and homeowners) within the Demonstration Neighborhood (see map) are invited to apply to be a host site. Sacred Spaces, a local native landscape installer, will be working with each host …
Lawns to Legumes: Boulevard Habitat Site Host Applications Read More »
The Environment Committee typically meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm. All D10 Como Park meetings are open to the public and have space for community members to bring topics for discussion. This month’s meeting will be held hybrid in person at the Como Streetcar Station (1224 Lexington) and via Zoom.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14th | 12pm via Zoom The Saint Paullinators of South Como will be having a conversation with other Lawns to Legume Grant recipients along with other St. Paul groups/individuals that are working on native and pollinator plantings. Join us to get updates, share about your projects and dream about how we can make St. …
Lawns to Legumes: All Saint Paul Pollinator Discussion Read More »
At the March 1, 2023 D10 Environment committee meeting we heard from Dawn Lamm about MN SEED and the Como Community Seed Library work over the past few years as well as their plans for 2023 and ways community members can get involved.
The Saint Paullinators are happy to announce that they will be doing a second round of residential installations in the South Como Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood. The first round in 2022 installed 5 boulevard gardens and 3 bee lawns in our community. This time there will be a smaller number of installations – up …
lawns to legumes: Round Two of Residential Installations Read More »
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