Aug. 2018 – Non-profit partners and the community near Rabanus Park, Fargo, celebrated the end of construction at World Garden Commons on August 5, 2018. The purpose to celebrate construction, bring people together and encourage people to use the greenspace for their own gatherings, reflection and play. One attendee said, “The event was fantastic! Lots of…
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World Garden Commons – Summer SceneSeekBeak Snap View World Garden Commons stormwater basin during winter, after a rain event and during a full prairie flower bloom.
You are invited to celebrate the end of construction at World Garden Commons on Sunday, August 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A variety of ecological and cultural activities are planned characterizing prairie for the people. The activities show the importance of community connection, nature, natural resources and the creative expressions of cultures as World Garden…
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FARGO, N.D. Non-profit partners and the community near Rabanus Park, Fargo, invite residents to celebrate the end of construction at World Garden Commons on August 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A variety of ecological and cultural activities are planned characterizing “Prairie for the People”. The activities show the importance of community connection, nature, natural resources and…
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The Natural Resource Management Club of North Dakota State University constructed birdhouses for the newly ecologically restored green space at Rabanus Park, Fargo known as World Garden Commons, the pilot site for The Fargo Project. In April 2018, the students and community members erected four birdhouses in the freshly thawed permafrost soil of the nature-scape.…
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Community-driven design projects in underserved neighborhoods can not only change the built world, but also provide opportunities for residents to build their own capacities. A new book by Barbara Brown Wilson, Resilience for All: Striving for Equity Through Community-Driven Design, features the World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park, the pilot site of The Fargo Project…
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World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park demonstrates how an undervalued water resource can become an inviting public space that connects people to natural systems that are grounded in aesthetic understandings. World Garden Commons, the pilot site for The Fargo Project is featured in a new publication focused on environmental stability. Environmental sustainability is at its…
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Discover the many benefits of a pollinator habitat and learn how to transform a section of your yard into a beautiful prairie garden. When: Tuesday, March 27, 6:00-8:00 PM Where: Probstfield Center for Education room 303, Moorhead Tickets available: Click to enroll The workshop focuses on what constitutes a pollinator habitat, the process of installing…
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The public is invited to the Faculty Art Exhibition opening reception on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The annual art exhibit at Concordia College features the work of sculptor Dwight Mickelson, one of the artists connecting people and their ideas to shape the World Garden Commons, the stormwater pond at Rabanus Park, Fargo. The exhibition runs…
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Dwight Mickelson (b. 1964), is a sculptor, metal-worker and furniture-maker and the artist connecting people and their ideas that shape the World Garden Commons, the stormwater pond at Rabanus Park. Raised in Hawley, Minnesota, Mickelson has always been interested in the intersections that exist between art and craft, between nature and culture and between…
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