Meet Your Park Stewards
Marilynn Torkelson
email: marilynntorkelson@gmail.com
Why I’m a Steward: I am board member of Friends of Eden Prairie Parks, Wild Ones Prairie Edge, a master naturalist, a Minnesota Water Steward and member of the citizen advisory committee of my watershed district. I want to do all I can to restore/maintain healthy ecosystems, because I believe it is the key to the biodiversity crisis and human health. I love working with people who share my love for the environment.
Map of Park
Stewardship Goals
Garlic Mustard removal- working from the Canopy Trailhead along with monitoring previous areas.
Plant rescue events- transfer bareroot plants from Dell Road to bare slopes in Riley Creek
Seed collection- collect spring ephemeral seeds and spread them on buckthorn removal sites
Keep Yellow Archangel, an invasive plant, from spreading into the conservation area from adjacent houses
Seed collection- native sedges and summer blooming plants
Buckthorn removal- focus on areas with the largest buckthorn trees
Control buckthorn seedlings in previously restored areas
Minimize the harmful effects of the invasive jumping worms that are present
Preserve the diversity of plants within this Big Woods remnant ecosystem
