List of nature centers in Minnesota

Name Location County Region Summary Agassiz Environmental Learning Center Fertile Polk Northwest website, 640 acres with environmental learning center, wildlife preserve, and endangered sand dune ecosystem Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center (formerly Audubon Center of the North Woods) Sandstone Pine East Central website, Two campuses (Main/Sandstone: 535-acres; Blacklock/Moose Lake: 562 acres^[1]) residential environmental learning center and day use nature center Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center Duluth St. Louis Arrowhead website, education and research about the Boulder Lake Management Area, over 18,000 acres Camp Foley Pine River Cass Central website, includes Foley Environmental Education Center for school groups Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Hastings Washington Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, 425-acre main property in MN, additional 300-acre Wisconsin nature preserve Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center Rochester Olmsted Southeast website, 90 acres, regional resource for environmental education with a focus on energy, water, and wetlands Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center Grand Marais Cook Arrowhead website, area’s cultural and natural history, 50 acres with trails, partnership of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society and Superior National Forest, Gunflint Ranger District, open seasonally Coon Rapids Dam Visitor Center Coon Rapids Anoka Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, exhibits and material interpreting the Mississippi River habitat, aquarium, outdoor nature exploration area, education programs, operated by the Three Rivers Park District Deep Portage Learning Center Hackensack Cass Central website, residential environmental learning center Dodge Nature Center West Saint Paul Dakota Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, 462 acres across four pieces of land, founded by Olivia Irvine Dodge Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Lanesboro Fillmore Southeast website, 80 acres, private residential environmental learning center Eastman Nature Center at Elm Creek Park Reserve Dayton Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul 5,315 acres, operated by the Three Rivers Park District Eden Prairie Outdoor Center Eden Prairie Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, operated by the City for outdoor recreation and environmental education Elk’s Nature Center Mankato Blue Earth South Central website, operated by the City in 150-acre Rasmussen Woods Harriet Alexander Nature Center Roseville Ramsey Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, operated by the City in 52-acre Roseville Park Hartley Nature Center Duluth Saint Louis Arrowhead website, independent organization adjacent to 660-acre municipal Hartley Park Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Duluth Saint Louis Arrowhead website, 315-acre municipal nature reserve, major site for observation of raptor migration, fall education programs Houston Nature Center Houston Houston Southeast website, located in Trailhead Park for the Root River Trail, operated by the City International Owl Center Houston Houston Southeast website, Home to biological and cultural programs and displays, the World Owl Hall of Fame, the International Festival of Owls International Wolf Center Ely Saint Louis Arrowhead Wolf conservation and education center, museum, resident wolves Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Austin Mower Southeast 500 acres, operated by the City Laurentian Environmental Center Britt Saint Louis Arrowhead Located in Superior National Forest, public residential environmental educational facility, operated by Mounds View Public Schools Lee and Rose Warner Nature Center Marine on St. Croix Washington Minneapolis–Saint Paul 700 acres Long Lake Conservation Center Palisade Aitkin East Central website, 760 acres, operated by the County as a residential environmental education center, grounds open to the public Lowry Nature Center at Carver Park Reserve Victoria Carver Minneapolis–Saint Paul 3,719 acres, operated by the Three Rivers Park District Maplewood Nature Center Maplewood Ramsey Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, 40 acres, operated by the City Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Bloomington Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul 2,400-acre Long Meadow Lake Unit, Bloomington Education and Visitor Center Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Carver Carver Minneapolis–Saint Paul 1,480-acre Rapids Lakes Unit, Rapids Lake Education and Visitor Center MSU Regional Science Center Glyndon Clay website, program of Minnesota State University Moorhead, interpretive center and observatory, nature and environmental education programs, adjacent to the 1,068-acre Buffalo River State Park National Eagle Center Wabasha Wabasha Southeast Conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles Ney Nature Center Henderson Le Sueur South Central Facebook site, information, 446-acre environmental learning center and county park North American Bear Center Ely Saint Louis Arrowhead website, museum with exhibits about bears, three bear ambassadors living in a 2.5 acre naturally forested enclosure with a pond and waterfalls Oakdale Discovery Center Oakdale Washington Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, operated by the City in the 220-acre Oakdale Nature Preserve Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo Byron Olmsted Southeast 620-acre county park with zoo featuring rehabilitated native wildlife, a nature center and campsites Prairie Wetlands Learning Center at Fergus Falls Wetland Management District Fergus Falls Otter Tail Central Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4 miles of trails Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center Spicer Kandiyohi Central website, 500 acres, includes a Native American history village and a shooting sports range Quarry Hill Nature Center Rochester Olmsted Southeast website, located in 320-acre Quarry Hill Park The Raptor Center St. Paul Ramsey Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, raptor education and rehabilitation center, live raptor programs, operated by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota Richardson Nature Center at Hyland Lake Park Reserve Bloomington Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul Operated by the Three Rivers Park District River Bend Nature Center Faribault Rice South central 734 acres with 10 miles of trails Saint John’s Outdoor University Collegeville Stearns Central website, 2,830 acres, environmental education programs and events Springbrook Nature Center Fridley Anoka Minneapolis–Saint Paul 127 acres, operated by the City Sugarloaf Cove Interpretive Center Schroeder Cook Arrowhead website, operated by the North Shore Stewardship Association, education, preservation and restoration of North Shore of Lake Superior Tamarack Nature Center White Bear Ramsey Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, operated by the County, 320-acre preserve within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park Voyageur Environmental Center Mound Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, 110 acres, year-round environmental education center, operated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Wargo Nature Center Lino Lakes Anoka Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, outdoor learning center operated by the County, part of the 5,000-acre Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve Westwood Hills Nature Center St. Louis Park Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, 160 acres, operated by the City Wildlife Science Center Stacy Chisago Minneapolis–Saint Paul website, wolf research and education center, weekend public tours Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Finland Lake Arrowhead 2000-acre K-12 school and residential learning center Wood Lake Nature Center Richfield Hennepin Minneapolis–Saint Paul 150 acres, operated by the City