stearns county parks department

A financial boost for plans to extend the Lake Wobegon Trail into Waite Park. The Stearns County Parks Department has announced a $250-thousand Legacy Grant from the Minnesota DNR.

Stearns County is using a pair of grants to open a second swimming quarry at the Quarry Park and Nature Preserve.

Stearns County Commissioners will be asked to approve a request for state bonding money to extend the Lake Wobegon Trail.

More people use the Lake Wobegon Trail than was projected according to a recent survey by the Greater Minnesota Regional Park & Trail Commission.

Construction is set to begin on Stearns County's Dairyland Trail and officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the day. The ceremony will be held at the Elrosa baseball field parking lot tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.

Regional parks in greater Minnesota get a much bigger share of the Land and Legacy Amendment money over the next two years. The bill that allocates the money was passed by the State Legislature this week during the special session. Regional parks in outstate Minnesota will have about double the amount of money available, compared to the previous two years.

If you see smoke coming from Stearns County Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in the coming weeks, don't be alarmed. The Stearns County Parks Department wants to alert you to a prescribed burn that will take place to restore 20 acres of the park back to its natural prairie land.