OUR STORY

Friends of Lake Hiawatha was started by a group of neighbors who had grown concerned about the amount of trash in Lake Hiawatha. Over the years we’ve added new folks and started some habitat restoration! Our current area of focus for planting is along the south side of the lake, near where the Minnehaha Creek enters. When it comes to trash, we pick it up wherever we find it!

Our relationship to the lake is what drives us, but our partnership with the Parks Board of Minneapolis is crucial to our work as well. Their support over the years has ranged from coordinating Earth Day cleanup events, to donating plants and installing a trash collection device on the north side of the lake. Together we’ll make sure that Lake Hiawatha has a bright (and clean) future!