Michele Knutson sits among her possessions Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, as she gets ready to leave the St. Paul camp she has lived in for the past year. Knutson was one of over 40 people the city of St. Paul evicted from the homeless encampment located near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.

Dozens lived in the encampment near Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, which was torn down Thursday due to growing safety concerns.

Crews are at work Thursday shutting down one of St. Paul’s largest homeless encampments near the Bruce Vento Homeless Sanctuary. St. Paul city officials are shutting it down for what they say are safety reasons.