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  • Spook-tacular Storytime & Ghostly Games

    Augsburg Adventure Park 7000 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield, MN

    The last Augsburg Park Friday Fun event of the year!  Come for a story and stay for games and free play at Augsburg Adventure Park!

  • Friends of Wood Lake Fundraising Dinner

    Minnesota Valley Country Club 6300 Auto Club Road, Bloomington, MN

    After a two-year hiatus, the FOWL Dinner is back! Help us preserve our amazing urban oasis...and bring a friend! This annual event helps provide for everything from staffing to exhibits, and it plays a critical role in Wood Lake's success since 1990. This year's speaker is author and dark sky advocate Paul Bogard (professor of […]

  • Fall Boutique and Market

    Richfield Community Center 7000 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, Richfield, MN, United States

    Shop through two floors of local artisans, crafters, and farmers market vendors at this annual fall market. Raffles, arts and crafts projects, face-painting, and live music included!

  • Live Animal Hour

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    Meet Wood Lake Nature Center's animal ambassadors up close! Learn about the reptiles and amphibians native to Minnesota that call Wood Lake home. See them move, watch them eat, and even feel their skin and shells! Make an animal craft to take home.

  • Recurring

    Hi Hats Trio

    Fred Babcock VFW Post 5555 6715 Lake Shore Drive South, Richfield, MN

    Don't miss the Hi Hat Trio playing their special brand of polka!  Come ready to dance!

  • Old-Fashioned Halloween Party

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    Come in costume to  this old-fashioned Halloween party with games, treats, and refreshments! Help make fresh-pressed apple cider, play games, and go on a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt to earn a special "treat."

  • Prairie Seed Collecting (ages 14+)

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    With less than 1% of Minnesota's natural prairie remaining, volunteers are critical in prairie plant seed collection to help maintain and restore Wood Lake's prairie. Join us to help this vital effort; training is provided.

  • Adult/Child Preschool Programs: Soil and Rocks

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    Young explorers (ages 3-5) accompanied by an adult will have an exciting time exploring a different natural topic each visit, based on the season. Together with your child, enjoy stories, crafts, hands-on activities, and outdoor discovery time. Please dress for the weather as we will head outside rain or shine for each session. Online registration […]

  • Exploring the Urban Night Sky

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    Join Starry Skies North, Mike Lynch, and indigenous and cultural astronomers for family-friendly night-sky activities. Listen as author Paul Bogard reads his children's book, What If Night?.  After that, you'll learn about indigenous star lore and make planispheres showing indigenous constellations, then stargaze using telescopes and your new planispheres. Learn how our night sky has been […]

  • Urban Coyote Research

    Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

    Find out about urban coyote research that is going on right here at Wood Lake. Coyotes are remarkably successful at living in urban areas, but little is known about why it works. University of Minnesota PhD candidate Geoff Miller will share some of his research methods and findings.