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Meadow Park Restoration

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Meadow Park in Minnetonka, Minnesota

The city is working on habitat restoration in Meadow Park to reduce invasive species, improve stormwater runoff into surrounding wetlands and increase biodiversity. This work is designed to help achieve the long-term goals outlined in the city’s Natural Resource Management Plan.

There will continue to be access to the park while work is occurring, with caution signage to be placed alerting park users to be aware of equipment operation.

The city is working on habitat restoration in Meadow Park to reduce invasive species, improve stormwater runoff into surrounding wetlands and increase biodiversity. This work is designed to help achieve the long-term goals outlined in the city’s Natural Resource Management Plan.

There will continue to be access to the park while work is occurring, with caution signage to be placed alerting park users to be aware of equipment operation.

  • Winter 2025

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    Removal of non-native buckthorn and small Emerald ash borer infected ash trees will occur in the northwest portion of Meadow Park (near Essex Road & Larkin Drive). Dispersal of native grass/wildflower seed will occur after brush removal. Thios will make way for the replanting of the lowland oak forest with understory bare-root trees and shrubs. Management of buckthorn re-growth is scheduled for the fall once native plants have gone dormant.

    Activities will include the removal of buckthorn and other invasive woody shrubs/trees while leaving a 15-foot buffer of public land that is adjacent to privately-owned land. The total size of the restoration area is approximately seven acres. The removal method is likely to be a forestry mower, which will grind the material into small mulch that can degrade quickly while allowing the establishment of native seed and bare-root trees. Management of buckthorn regrowth will occur in fall 2025. Work will be completed by a local contractor.

Page last updated: 13 Jan 2025, 11:15 AM