Twin City Parks Conservancy Summit
A Sept. 18 meeting of national parks leaders will explore ways to preserve and upgrade Twin Cities parks. The area is blessed with a nationally recognized network of green spaces first outlined by H.W.S. Cleveland in 1883, said Bruce Chamberlain, president of the Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
"We're hoping to help the Twin Cities community think about ways of preserving, restoring, rehabilitating and expanding these park systems," he said.
Public-private conservancies have led restoration and upkeep of urban parks in other cities, such as New York and Louisville, Ky. The meeting will bring together leaders of these efforts to discuss their experiences.
The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Guthrie Theater, is free, but registration is required at The Cultural Landscape Foundation website. For more information, e-mail info@tclf.org or call Bruce Chamberlain at 612-252-7140.