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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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The Echo

A Westwood Hills Nature Center naturalist shows an audience emmber a snake during the live animal show Sept. 19. The Nature Center helf their 40th anniversary event Sunday.

Westwood Hills Nature Center celebrates 40th anniversary

Avery Stahl September 30, 2021

After 40 years of offering services and events to the community,  the Westwood Hills Nature Center has gone through a lot and is loved by many. Nature Center manager Mark Oestreich said he is proud of...

Art by Maggie Klaers. As of March 13, there is one case of COVID-19 in St. Louis Park.

St. Louis Park closes public facilities, plans to meet on COVID-19

Gabriel Kaplan March 15, 2020

This story is updated as of 7:15 p.m. March 15. In an update published by the St. Louis Park municipal government, the city announced it will close the Westwood Hills Nature Center, the Recreation Outdoor...

St. Louis Park Recreation superintendent Jason West points out features of the future interpretive center to community members at the groundbreaking ceremony April 22. Construction will begin in May 2019.

Building a legacy: nature center groundbreaking

Yonah Davis April 23, 2019

As the rain ceased, community members celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Westwood Hills Interpretive Center. On Monday, April 22, St. Louis Park broke ground on $12 million building of the new...

Senior Bryan Huynh volunteers with the National Honor Society Oct. 19 at the Westwood Hills Nature Center's Halloween party. The St. Louis Park City Council considers using bonds to fund the Nature Center renovations.

Staff Editorial: Nature center renovation needs re-evaluation

March 19, 2019

This month, the city of St. Louis Park is exploring the use of bonds to obtain $22 million in order to work toward several projects and renovations. The Echo Editorial Board sees this as a misdirected...

The entrance of the Westwood Hills Nature center. A new interpretive center costing around $12 million has been proposed to open in 2019 or 2020.

Westwood Hills plans for future construction

Sophie Olmen and Hayley Westwood March 1, 2018
New interpretive center continues to take shape
The Westwood Hills Nature Center Building open in 1980. City Council approved the plan to design a new building.

City Council approves ideas for design for Nature Center building

Deanna Afremov January 11, 2017

According to Recreation Superintendent Jason West, construction designs for a new Nature Center building are underway. “Currently the City Council has approved for staff to begin preliminary design...

Westwood Nature Center celebrates fall

Westwood Nature Center celebrates fall

Breanna Thompson November 10, 2016

According to the volunteer and wellness coordinator Laura Smith, the Westwood Halloween Party just celebrated it’s 35th year. According to Laura Smith, most of the volunteers set up the party while...

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