Volunteer!

Help us plant a pollinator garden!

Theodore Wirth Park
September 15 and 23 from 9am-12pm
Learn more and register here.
Lebanon Hills

September 29  from 9-11am
Learn more and register here.

WITC Pollinator Planting Party!

Join us at the Holland Lake Trailhead to support pollinators and have some fun!

Sat, Sept 30
Planting 9-11am
Socializing & Snacks to follow
Learn more and register here.

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Get outside and have a positive impact on our world. Volunteer with Dakota County at Lebanon Hills Regional Park to do some important natural resource stewardship.

  • Dragonfly Survey
    Sept 22, 1:30-3:30pm
    Help collect information about our local dragonfly populations by collecting specimens with nets and identifying the dragonflies you catch.
  • National Public Lands Day
    Sept 23, 8:30am-noon
    Plant and seed native prairie grasses and wildflowers to further restoration efforts at Lebanon Hills Regional Park.
  • Landscape Steward

Student Internship

Build Leadership | Gain Work Experience | Earn Service Hours

We’re looking for students to serve as Youth Representatives on our Board of Directors. Click Learn More, fill out the application and email it to Maryann.

 

Legacy of Nature Alliance (LONA)

LONA was established in 2021 to bring together individuals and organizations from throughout the metro region with a uniting mission:

“To ensure ecosystems are restored and preserved within the metropolitan regional parks system and throughout the entire region by providing high-quality habitat for wildlife and year-round Nature-based opportunities to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.”

Organizations and individuals who support this mission are encouraged to join LONA.  We will be stronger together preserving and protecting lakes, prairies, wetlands and woodlands.

 

 

Newsletters

We monitor issues in Dakota County, Met Council, and the Legislature that affect Lebanon Hills Regional Park and other Nature-based regional parks in the metro area.  To receive a hard copy or for additional copies to distribute, simply send a request with your name and address to info@wildernessinthecity.org.

We monitor issues in Dakota County, Met Council, and the Legislature that affect Lebanon Hills Regional Park and other Nature-based regional parks in the metro area.  To receive a hard copy or for additional copies to distribute, simply send a request with your name and address to info@wildernessinthecity.org.

Support Wilderness in the City

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Olson

Becoming a Wilderness in the City Member is vitally important to support our work to preserve urban green spaces for ourselves and future generations. Your donation to Wilderness in the City , a 501c3 non-profit is completely tax-deductible. Annual Membership is valid through November, 2023.

THANK YOU for your Support!

Wilderness in the City is a completely volunteer 501c3 non-profit and all proceeds support our natural resource stewardship, outreach, and advocacy for our urban green spaces, especially our nature-based Regional Parks System.

 

We are Wilderness in the City – dedicated to preserving and enhancing urban natural areas for future generations.

Newsletters

Wilderness in the City’s informative newsletters are published quarterly and include timely information on issues relative to Lebanon Hills and the regional parks system.

Volunteer

There are many ways to volunteer Wilderness in the City.  Depending on your interest, you can participate in a natural resources work night, volunteer to work at a community event, or attend hearings and meet with Legislators to discuss A Legacy of Nature.

Lebanon Hills

Learn more about Lebanon Hills Regional Park and the controversial 2015 Master Plan, and what we are doing to help preserve the wilderness character of this beloved park, which is its greatest character.

Met Council

The Metropolitan Council’s 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan establishes criteria that regional park implementing agencies must follow in order to be eligible for funding.  Learn more about how the process works. [This section is under construction and will be available soon!]

Dakota County

Find information relating to Dakota County Parks Department, the implementing agent for Lebanon Hills, including links and information related to natural resources, parks, and trails.

Contact

Contact us to learn more about any issues we are working on, or if you’d like to get involved.