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THANKS TO ALL WHO STOPPED BY AND VISITED
DURING 2005's  MAPLE GROVE DAYS
We are a community based volunteer
non-profit organization.  

The Friends of Elm Creek are dedicated to
promoting public recreational trails and open
spaces, protecting the existing open spaces,  
and preserving the natural resources of the
Elm Creek Corridor for the benefit of the local
community as well as for the many plant and
wildlife species which make their home along
this corridor.
We had over 150 citizens stop by at the 2005
Maple Grove Days Expo and special thanks to the
nearly 100 concerned citizens who took the time to
sign-up in support of further efforts to protect the
Elm Creek Corridor.  We are looking forward to
participating again this year!   Volunteers needed!
To accomplish our goals we are
promoting the following actions:

  • Adoption and recognition of
    the Elm Creek Regional Trail
    running from Maple Grove
    through Plymouth and Medina,
    by local officials

  • Asking local government to
    increase the protections in
    their codes for the Elm Creek
    Corridor during the current
    Comprehensive Plan review
    process.  

  • Participation in the Friends of
    Elm Creek  to make local
    officials aware of the support
    for Public Open Spaces.
Specifically, the Friends of Elm Creek seeks to:
  • Raise public awareness about the
    Elm Creek Corridor (ECC).

  • Partner with local government to
    protect and restore the ECC through
    citizen involvement and volunteer
    activities.

  • Promote increased protections from
    the current standards to further
    provide public use opportunities and
    resource protection in advance of
    continuing development activities
    along the ECC .


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We are looking for concerned citizens who would like to support these goals. Opportunities include: