Como Conservatory News Today

A rare and stinky corpse flower is blooming at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, but it will only emit its rotting smell for about 24 hours.

Plus: Hit-and-run outside Minneapolis mosque being investigated as a bias crime; Como corpse flower blooming and stinking; and more.

Nearly a year after St. Paul officials said they planned to replace balky accessibility elevators with ramps at the Como Conservatory's Sunken Garden, an out of order sign showed access remains limited. The reason for the delay? Historic preservation officials spent the past several months reviewing design concepts. The state approved those concepts in March and work on the ramps now is ...

To protect pollinating insects, St. Paul, Minnesota approved a resolution to encourage the township and citizens to limit the use of harmful pesticides.

He ran Quarry Hill from 1972 through 1986 and built the foundation for what is today's nature center.

Viking cruising into St. Paul for Mississippi River tours in 2022 The international cruise line will offer a 15-day itinerary from St. Paul to New Orleans.  May 13, 2021 — 9:59am Text size Copy shortlink: Images of the Minnesota State Capitol, Como Conservatory and the Landmark Center flash across the promotional clip as a British female voice describes the final stop on Vikings soon-to-debut Mississippi River cruise: a city "known...