Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board : Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden And Bird Sanctuary Welcomes New And Return Visitors Starting Thur ...

Press release from the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:

2021-03-31

The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary opens for the season on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Staff and volunteers will be happy to assist garden visitors in their exploration of this treasured and historic native plant garden; however, due to the ongoing pandemic, visitor guidelines for the 2021 season will be much the same as 2020.

Visitor Guidelines

About the Garden

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary is the oldest public wildflower garden in the nation. Located on 15 acres within Theodore Wirth Regional Park, its legacy dates back to 1907, when Minneapolis botanist Eloise Butler and botany teachers successfully petitioned the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) to create a natural botanic garden to preserve native flora as the city grew. Three acres of bog, meadow and hillside were properly fenced and the Wild Botanic Garden opened April 27, 1907. Find more Garden history and other information.

This press release was produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. The views expressed here are the author’s own.