News Updates

Meet our 2023 Distinguished Volunteer Service Award recipients. 

Learn how a Carver County farmer created a strain of alfalfa that didn't need to be replanted every spring.

Three Rivers Park District is partnering with the University of Minnesota on a research project to monitor white-tailed deer for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, their habitat use, and movement in and around Elm Creek Park Reserve.

The Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner John Gibbs as Board Chair and Commissioner Jennifer DeJournett as Vice Chair at the Board’s first meeting of the year on January 5.

Aerations systems are operating in several lakes in and near Three Rivers parks to help fish receive sufficient oxygen during the winter. Operation of the aeration systems may result in unsafe ice conditions on portions of the lakes for the duration of the winter.

A Three Rivers interpretive naturalist stopped by Twin Cities Live with a broad-winged hawk and a bullsnake to talk about the wildlife and outdoor opportunities at Richardson Nature Center in Hyland Park Reserve.

Learn about a program from Innovative SOULutions and Three Rivers Park District that helps people affected by gun violence heal through nature.

Deer hunts will take place in the parks this fall. See the full schedule and learn more about safety practices during hunts.

The Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing about the 2023 general fund budget and operating levy. The public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Three Rivers Park District Administrative Center, 3000 Xenium Lane N., Plymouth. The public is invited to attend the hearing and provide comments about the property tax levy and budget.

This year's Minnesota Governor's Deer Hunting Opener celebration will take place at Three Rivers Park District, the first time the event is being held in the Twin Cities metro area. Find out the highlights for the 2022 opener.