News Updates

With the developing situation around COVID-19, we wanted to share a few updates with you regarding our plans and operations.

Three Rivers is removing trees and shrubs in Elm Creek Park Reserve as part of a prairie restoration project. 

Aerators will be installed in Lake Rebecca, Cleary Lake, Murphy Lake, Hyland Lake, North Lundsten Lake, South Lundsten Lake and Mud Lake after December 1, 2019, as conditions allow.

The Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing about the 2020 general fund budget and operating levy at 5:30 PM Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the Three Rivers Park District Administrative Center.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) named Laura Patrick, of Three Rivers Park District, the 2019 Midwest Section Teacher of the Year.

The Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail received the national Innovation in Park Design Award at the 2019 National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Annual Conference in Baltimore on Sept. 25.

Laura Patrick, golf instructor at Baker National Golf Course in Three Rivers, has been named the LPGA 2019 Midwest Section Teacher of the Year. One of six regional winners, Patrick is now eligible for National Teacher of the Year Honors.

The Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail received the National Innovation in Park Design Award at the 2019 National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Annual Conference in Baltimore on Sept. 25.

Three Rivers Park District is partnering with the American Swedish Institute (ASI), the Minneapolis-Uppsala Friendship Committee, and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board to host five Swedish delegates for the first-ever Outdoor Educators and Nature Interpreters Exchange Program (OENIE) September 11-18.

The design for the Carver singletrack trail was finalized, and construction started the first week of September.