Putting Green Park combines outdoor family
recreation with environmental learning. The park focuses on teaching
sustainability and the featured attraction is miniature golf! Each
of the holes teach about a particular natural resource and choices
we can make to be better stewards of that resource. Youth and adults
have been working together with environmental science experts and
design professionals to design all elements of the Park, including
the miniature golf course, building and landscaping, and the business
plan. Putting Green Park's youth Eco-Preneurs operated the park
during the Summer 2006 season. The Clubhouse is powered by solar
electric panels that save as much CO2 from the atmosphere
as 105 trees. Over a 30 year life-span, this system will prevent
45,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide from being emitted into our atmosphere.
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6 Sharp 167-watt solar electric
panels on the solar-powered clubhouse |
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Sunny Boy inverter |
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Recycled countertop from ShetkaWorks |
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Forest Certified Lumber |
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Safecoat paint and recycled plastic lumber
and edging |
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Native landscaping including trees, shrubs,
flowers, and grasses for natural beauty, cost-effectiveness,
and environmental benefits, including being less energy-intensive
and providing habitat for wildlife |
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Stormwater management featuring a rain garden
and 2 stormwater ponds with native plantings |
From I-35W South, take the I-494 West exit.
Take the Highway 169 South exit and continue on Highway 169 South
(Johnson Memorial Drive) through St. Peter. Turn right at Highway
99 and continue through Nicollet. Turn right at Highway 14. Continue
on Highway 14 and turn left at Highway 37 (20th Street South) toward
new Ulm. The park is located on the west side of the Minnesota River
bridge on Highway 37 (20th Street South).
