Background

After a battle that lasted more than one year, the Save Patrick Eagan Park organization was finally able to declare victory. Now nearly four years ago, in February, 2002, the City's "Golf Course Exploratory Committee" reported that the development of Patrick Eagan Park and the neighboring Patrick McCarthy Farm for Eagan's fourth golf course would not be financially viable. So what next? First, the Save Patrick Eagan Park group became "Friends of Patrick Eagan Park."

The group became dedicated to ensuring that threats like the City's golf course proposal never endanger the "crown jewel" of Eagan's Park system again. Second, Friends of Patrick Eagan Park has championed the recognition of the "Eagan Core Greenway." The initiative acknowledges the two mile stretch of undeveloped land from the McCarthy Farm to Lebanon Hills as an invaluable community resource because of its large continguous eco-system, not to mention wildlife corridor.

The Embrace Open Space Campaign of the McKnight Foundation has recently called the Eagan Core Greenway "one of the Twin Cities top ten [natural] treasures." Follow the links to the left for more information.
Becoming a Member
Consider joining "Friends" and its E-group mailing list. You can do this through the "Contact Us" and "Join Our E-Group" selections to the left.
Supportive Actions
To Act Now, please see the "What You Can Do" link below.

In late October, 2003, Friends of Patrick Eagan Park changed its name to Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway to reflect its expanded mission, namely, to work for the successful preservation of:

the Caponi Art Park, the McCarthy Farm, and the Anderson Property, all in close proximity to Patrick Eagan Park.     [See Press Release]

"Friends" is also striving to raise public awareness about threats to other local open spaces such as:

Diamond-T Ranch [Latest Plan] and Carriage Hills Golf Course.


[What You Can Do to Support this Mission]