January Monthly USK Twin Cities sketchout at UofM Plant Growth Facilities

Sunday January 21, 2024      Noon -3:00

Wonderful opportunity to sketch in the CBS Conservatory & Botanical Collection located at 1534 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 inside of the Plant Growth Facilities West Building on the Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota

Meet inside the building at 12:00 where we will have a classroom reserved for us to leave some of our things while we go in to sketch. We will meet back in the classroom at 2:45 to share sketches.

Public transit
The University’s Campus Connector stops at the corner of Dudley and Buford. Walk one block north along Gortner Avenue to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.

The University’s St. Paul Circulator stops on Gortner in front of the Christensen Laboratory. Cross Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.

The northbound 87 bus stops at the corner of Gortner and Dudley. Continue north along Gortner Avenue to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.

The southbound 87 bus stops on Gortner in front of the Christensen Laboratory. Cross Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.

Direction From Minneapolis or St. Paul via I-94
Take exit 236 for MN-280 N, then take the Larpenteur Ave Exit. Turn right (east) onto Larpenteur Avenue and continue to Gortner Avenue. Turn right (south) on Gortner and continue to 1534 Gortner Ave Plant Growth Facilities West 

Parking
There is no dedicated parking for the CBS Conservatory & Botanical Collection on the university campus. Parking is generally available in the Gortner Avenue Parking Ramp. After parking, walk three blocks north along Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.

There are often metered spaces available on Gortner Avenue directly across from the Cargill Building. 

See the Campus Parking Maps for more information, and note that lot 161 is a contract lot only; if you park there without a permit the university will ticket you.