Meet Wood Lake Nature Center's animal ambassadors up close! Come learn about the reptiles and amphibians native to Minnesota that call Wood Lake their home. See them slither on the ground, touch their shell, and watch them eat! Make an animal craft to take home. $5/person; 50% off for members. Online registration at www.woodlakenaturecenter.org is […]
Meet Wood Lake Nature Center's animal ambassadors up close! Come learn about some of the reptiles and amphibians native to Minnesota and make an animal craft to take home. $5/person; half-off for members.
Come join us as we discover how Minnesota's animals survive winter! Make a pinecone bird feeder to bring home to attract your feathered friends. Materials provided. Please come dressed for the weather! Participants earn a stamp for each Nature in Your Neighborhood program they attend. Once you collect three stamps, receive a free backpack (one […]
Owls live everywhere. These amazing animals have adapted to nearly every kind of habitage: rainforest, tundra, desert, prairie--even cities! But there's more to the story: habitat loss threatens Minnesota's owls. We will learn about the unique lives of owl,s what we can do to help them, then take a hike through the snowy woods...on the […]
Meet Wood Lake Nature Center's animal ambassadors up close! Come learn about some of the reptiles and amphibians native to Minnesota and make an animal craft to take home. $5/person; 50% off for members; register here.
Find out about urban coyote research that is going on right here at Wood Lake. Coyotes are remarkably adapted to living in urban areas, but little is known about why they are so successful. U of M Ph.D. candidate Geoff Miller will share some of his research methods and findings. We will head outside on […]
Meet the live animal ambassadors that are on exhibit in the nature center building. Learn about their habits and how we care for these amazing amphibians and reptiles. Learn the proper way to handle toads, turtles, and snakes. $5 per person; half-off for members.
Visit the Wood Lake Nature Center to learn about Minnesota wolves! Dani Freund and Maeve Rogers from the Voyageurs Wolf Project will be talking about wolf fishing behavior, how wolves hunt beavers, and the cutting-edge technology they’re using to monitor wolves. See videos of what wolves are doing from the wolf’s perspective through camera collar […]
