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Wood Lake Nature Center Building Site Tour
2026-03-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) and 3 more dates | Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Join Richfield Recreation and Mortenson Construction staff on a site tour of the new Wood Lake building! Walk the site and hear all about the brand-new facility. Tours are free, but pre-registration is required; register here.
Ages 18 and up only; 10 participants per tour. Full pants, boots, or closed shoes required (no sandals). Helmet, vest, and gloves provided. Meet at the construction site gate (limited parking is available in the lot).

Animal Tracks and Scat
2026-03-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Join us for an exciting winter adventure as we explore the tracks and scat left behind by local wildlife. Learn how to identify animal prints and signs in the snow. Perfect for families and nature-lovers eager to uncover the hidden stories of animals in winter! $5/person; half-off for members; meet at the Lyndale Avenue gate. Register here.

Winter Survival Shelters
2026-03-29 13:00 - 14:30 | Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Discover essential winter survival skills in this hands-on class designed for outdoor enthusiasts. Learn the “Rule of 3” as a guide in a survival situation, how to build a shelter, and how to start a one-match fire. Perfect for those looking to deepen their connections with nature or have fun encountering a new challenge! $5/person; half-off for members. Click here to sign up

Wood Lake Book Club: My Garden
2026-04-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Join other adults to discuss some wonderful environmental and outdoor recreation-based books. Refreshments provided. Books are available at local libraries. $5 per person; free for Wood Lake members. Held at the Community Center during construction.
This month: My Garden (Book) by Jamaica Kincaid. One of our finest writers on one of her greatest loves. Jamaica Kincaid’s first garden in Vermont was a plot in the middle of her front lawn. There, to the consternation of more experienced friends, she planted only seeds of the flowers she liked best. In My Garden (Book) she gathers all she loves about gardening and plants, and examines it generously, passionately, and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination. Kincaid’s affections are matched in intensity only by her dislikes. She loves spring and summer but cannot bring herself to love winter, for it hides the garden. She adores the rhododendron Jane Grant, and appreciates ordinary Blue Lake string beans, but abhors the Asiatic lily. The sources of her inspiration — seed catalogues, the gardener Gertrude Jekyll, gardens like Monet’s at Giverny — are subjected to intense scrutiny. She also examines the idea of the garden on Antigua, where she grew up. My Garden (Book) is an intimate, playful, and penetrating book on gardens, the plants that fill them, and the persons who tend them.

Annual Earth Day Ladybug Release
2026-04-07 06:00 - 07:00 | Mall of America
Every Earth Month, we release thousands of ladybugs into Nickelodeon Universe to serve as a natural pesticide to our 30,000 plants. This year, our annual ladybug release takes place on Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day) at 6 a.m.! Registration required.

Earth Day Plant Tours
2026-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Mall of America
Join us for an inside look at the living, breathing ecosystem that helps bring Mall of America’s green commitment to life every day. Led by our expert landscapers, these guided tours will explore the vital role plants play in creating a healthier, more vibrant environment for millions of guests each year.
Tour Times:
10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 1 p.m.
Reserve your spot here. Space is limited.

Earth Day Celebration
2026-04-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Come together at the Richfield Community Center to celebrate Earth Day! This event will include hands-on activities for kids, a seed swap, and a resource fair with local organizations sharing information on nature and sustainability. And afterwards, stop by Wood Lake Nature Center and experience fun activity stations! Free; open to all ages.

Intergenerational Fishing Night
2026-05-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-07-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-08-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Taft Park, 6105 Bloomington Avenue South, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Enjoy an evening outdoors as you learn the basics of fishing with Richfield Recreation and the Minnesota DNR, held at the Taft Park fishing pier. All fishing gear will be provided, and while registration is free, pairs must pre-register to participate.

Park & Play: Nature Hunt at Veterans Park
2026-07-16 10:00 - 10:30 | Veterans Park, 6335 Portland Avenue South, Richfield, MN, 55423
This summer, kids can explore and learn through special programs in our Richfield parks. Enjoy story times that inspire imagination, hands–on experiences with Wood Lake naturalists, and self-guided storybook hikes that bring favorite tales to life along scenic trails. Today: Nature Hunt at Veterans Park!

Wonderful World of Mothing
2026-07-18 20:30 - 22:30 | Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
Come participate in annual National Moth Week, an annual and global citizen science event, at Wood Lake Nature Center–with our first year surveying in the prairie! Ages 10 and up; $5 per person/free for members. Meet at Humboldt Gate at south end of park. Sign up here.

Nature in Your Neighborhood
2026-08-04 13:30 - 14:30 | Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Avenue, Richfield, MN, 55423
For entering K-G5. Meet us at the library to explore how your neighborhood nature is changing with the season by studying what is happening just outside the library doors! Children must have an adult present. Materials provided; no registration required, but space is limited.
