Dedicated to Community Environmental Education and Stewardship

Instead of thinking of nature as being something that’s “out there,” what if we saw our yards as a crucial 

part of the environment? What if the place where we live, combined with others’ yards, our community boulevards, parks, open spaces, schoolyards, businesses, and places of worship became, collectively, a well-functioning ecosystem? Could thoughtful environmental stewardship of these places have an important impact on the land and wildlife? We think it would.

And that’s why Arden Hills Greening–inspired by Friends of Minnetonka Parks and Neighborhood Greening–was created. As a group of Arden Hills residents, our focus is to harness the spirit of community to make small but impactful efforts that will make a greener neighborhood for both humans and wildlife.

We have a volunteer event coming up on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10am-2pm at Chatham Trails Park. We'll be building off the work done by volunteers in previous years, who removed both the mature buckthorn and saplings in this section of the park. The next steps are removing the remaining buckthorn seedlings, planting native vegetation, and protecting the new seedlings from deer.  We hope to see you there!