In addition to the Minnesota River Vista Overlook, those nearby public lands include the Prairie Bluff Conservation Area, a city-owned, 56-acre parcel east of Spring Road and north of Flying Cloud Drive. “So, we’re encouraging others to instead appreciate the scenery from public lands close to the area.” “In order for the restoration of the prairie area to succeed, it needs to be left undisturbed,” Stasica noted. It’s common for them to encounter people walking the site, and there has even been evidence of bonfires. It starts with removing invasive plants and continues with nursing the soil back to health using cover crops that decompose and build up micro-organisms seeding the area with seeds from surrounding remnant prairie occasional prescribed burns that reduce the built-up dead vegetation and stimulate prairie plant growth and seed production occasional spot treatment of any invasive or noxious weeds, and more.Ĭritical to success is keeping people off the MAC-owned property because of the damage caused by foot traffic, Stasica says. Restoring the two acres to prairie is a painstaking process for the county. The trail passes beneath Flying Cloud Drive, leading to the small overlook with panoramic views of the river valley. Called the Minnesota River Vista Overlook and built by the City of Eden Prairie, it is accessible by using a trail on nearby Charlson Road. Once surrounded by weeds, invasive plants, and an occasional beer can, the former overlook is carefully being tended to not only look like grasslands, but to have what the DNR describes as a complex ecosystem: one that allows plants, fungi, insects, birds, mammals, and many other organisms to interact with each other in a web of intricate relationships developed over hundreds to thousands of years.Ī new overlook from which this area is visible lies just 1,600 feet to the west. It is in ruins now, on property owned by MAC, and off-limits to the public because of aeronautical safety considerations. Photo courtesy of Eden Prairie Historical Society The wayside rest has been in ruins and overgrown with weeds for decades. An ongoing Hennepin County project is restoring remnant prairie in an area that once held the Lookout Park Wayside, built in the 1930s.
The finely-crafted stone overlook called Lookout Park Wayside, constructed in 1938, provided a welcome respite and panoramic view of the Minnesota River Valley to travelers crossing Minnesota. We also have several alternative methods of showing you your new home.What also makes the local prairie restoration project unique is that it surrounds what was once a scenic overlook constructed during the era of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. Please contact us for an in person showing. Schedule a personal tour today and experience convenient rental townhome living at apartment prices. Select townhouses include granite countertops and a walk-in pantry.īeautiful neighborhood parks, nearby golf courses and quick Interstate access all make Tanager Creek the perfect place to call home. Each townhome for rent includes a washer, dryer and your own private patio. Choose from 8 attractive and spacious 1-level and 2-level floor plans with either 1- or 2-car garages. Set amidst rolling hills adjacent to Nine Mile Creek, Tanager Creek in Eden Prairie combines the appeal of a natural landscape with the convenience of a thriving, upscale shopping district. Welcome to Tanager Creek rental townhomes in Eden Prairie, MN! We offer pet-friendly 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom townhomes for rent in one of the Twin Cities’ most desirable locations.
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