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PURGATORY PARK REMNANT PRAIRIE BUCKTHORN BLITZ
OCTOBER 9, 2021

spring 2023 events

PARK
DATE
TIME
EVENT
Meadow Park North
Sunday, April 2nd
CANCELLED
Buckthorn
Big Willow 
Saturday, April 8th
1 pm - 3:30 pm
Buckthorn
Purgatory
Wednesday, April 12th
1:30 - 3 pm
Buckthorn
Shady Oak Isthmus
Saturday, April 15th
9 - 11 am
Buckthorn
Meadow Park North
Sunday, April 16th
CANCELLED
Buckthorn
Purgatory
Wednesday, April 26th
1:30 - 3 pm
Buckthorn
Lone Lake
Saturday, April 29th
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Garlic Mustard
Jidana
Sunday, April 30th
12 pm - 2:30 pm
Garlic Mustard
Hilloway
Saturday, May 6th
9 am - 11:30 am
Garlic Mustard
Purgatory
Sunday, May 7th
10 am - 12:30 pm
Garlic Mustard
Victoria-Evergreen
Wednesday, May 10th
CANCELLED
Garlic Mustard
Meadow Park South
Saturday, May 13th
9 am - 10:30 am
Garlic Mustard
Meadow Park North
Saturday, May 20th
9 am - 11:30 am
Garlic Mustard
Lone Lake
Sunday, May 21st
12 pm - 3 pm
Garlic Mustard
Cullen Nature Preserve
Saturday, May 27th
9 am - 12 pm
Garlic Mustard
Hilloway
Saturday, June 3rd
9 am - 12 pm
Garlic Mustard
Big Willow
Sunday, June 4th
9 am - 12 pm
Garlic Mustard

2022 Restoration volunteer events

NATURE WALKS​
Minnehaha Creek Headwaters

Tuesday, April 26th from 8 am - 9:30 am
Big Willow Park
Thursday, May 19th from 4 - 5 pm
Lone Lake Park
Tuesday, May 31st from 4 - 5 pm
Shady Oak Isthmus
Tuesday, June 7th from 4 - 5 pm
​Purgatory Park
Tuesday, July 19th from 4 - 5 pm
GARLIC MUSTARD​
Big Willow
Saturday, April 30th, 9 - noon
Cullen
Saturday, May 7th, 9 - noon
Hilloway
Saturday, May 14th, 9 - noon
Meadow
Saturday, May 21st, 9 - noon
Purgatory
Saturday, May 28th, 9 - noon
Lone Lake
Saturday, June 11th, 9 - noon

​BUCKTHORN
​Meadow Park South
Friday, September 16, 
4 - 6 pm
Shady Oak
Thursday, September 22, 4 - 6 pm
​
Meadow Park South
Saturday, September 24, 9 am - 12 pm
​Victoria Evergreen

Wednesday September 28th, 4 - 6 pm
​BUCKTHORN
Hilloway
Saturday, October 1st, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Sunday, October 2nd, 9 am - 12 pm
Lone Lake
Saturday, October 8th, 9 am - 12 pm
Linner
Sunday, October 9th, 1 - 3 pm
Big Willow
Saturday, October 15th, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Saturday, October 22nd, 9 am - 12 pm
Hilloway
Saturday, November 5th, 9 am - 12 pm
Meadow Park North
Saturday, October 29th, 9 am - 12 pm
Purgatory
Tuesday, September 20th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Tuesday, September 27th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 5th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Friday, October 7th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 12th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Monday, October 17th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Wednesday, October 19th from 9:15 to 11:45 am
Tuesday, October 25th from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday, October 26th from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Monday, October 31st from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 2nd from 12:30 pm to 3 pm
Monday, November 7th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 9th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Monday, November 14th from 12:30 to 3 pm
Wednesday, November 16th from 12:30 to 3 pm

2021 RESTORATION VOLUNTEER EVENTS

​Lone Lake Park
​Saturday, October 2nd, 9 am -12 pm
Purgatory Park
Saturday, October 9th, 9 am -12 pm
Hilloway Park
Saturday, October 16th, 9 am -12 pm
Big Willow Park
Friday, November 5th, 9 am -12 pm
​Meadow Park
Friday, October 22nd, 4 pm - 6 pm​
​
Purgatory Park
Saturday, October 23rd, 1 pm - 3 pm
Tuesday, October 26th, 9 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, November 2nd, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
​Thursday, November 4th, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Tuesday, November 9th, 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Wednesday, November 10th, 9:15 am - 11:45 am
Big Willow
Thursday, November 11th, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
Sunday, November 14th, 2 pm - 4 pm
​Lone Lake Park
Saturday, November 13th, 9 am - 12 pm
Big Willow Park
Tuesday, November 16th, 2 pm - 4 pm
Purgatory Park
Wednesday, November 17th, 12 - 2 pm
Friday, November 19th, 1 - 3 pm
Hilloway Park
Saturday, November 20th, 12 pm - 2 pm
Purgatory Park
Tuesday, November 23rd, 1 - 3 pm
Wednesday, November 24th, 1 - 3 pm
Monday, November 29th, 1 - 3 pm
Tuesday, November 30th, 1 - 3 pm
Wednesday, December 1st, 1 - 3 pm

​Big Willow Buckthorn blitz, Friday November 5th

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  • Home
  • Friends
    • Mission
    • Who We Are
    • Volunteerism
    • Donate
    • Contact Us
  • VISIT A PARK
    • Big Willow
    • Boulder Creek
    • Cullen
    • Hilloway
    • Jidana
    • Lake Rose
    • Lone Lake
    • Meadow
    • Minnehaha Creek
    • Purgatory
    • Shady Oak
    • Tower Hill
    • Victoria Evergreen
    • Woodgate
  • Resources
    • Native Plants
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    • Videos
    • FAQs >
      • Restoration Basics
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      • Restoration Risks and Cost
      • Restoration and Successful Outcomes
    • Tree Aging App
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