Can you see like an owl? Can you hear like a deer? Take a walk on the (wild)life side to open up your senses to nature and each other! We'll take a relaxed, playful sensory walk inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin yoku, or "forest bathing," along the forested trails of Wood Lake Nature […]
Enjoy a leisurely wildflower hike and learn about the importance of the pollinators that visit them. Then help make homemade honey ice cream using honey produced by Wood Lake’s honeybees. Kids can decorate and personalize a special card for mom. $5/person, free for members
Enjoy a spring hike through Wood Lake as we look for both migrating and resident birds; discover how to identify species from sight and sound. Binoculars and field guides will be available for loan. $5/person, free for members Online registration at woodlakenaturecenter.org is preferred; walk-in registrations are allowed as space permits.
Weekly Nature Play Group for 1-3 year old + caregiver, offered by Momma Earth $30/session (per child + caregiver) OR SAVE with bundle $100/4 sessions (per child + caregiver) 1x Drop-In or 4x-Pass Available! If you are open to learning, would like to take yourself outside more often with your family, and are looking for […]
Weekly Nature Play Group for kids ages 4-6 + caregiver, offered by Momma Earth $30/session (per child + caregiver) OR SAVE with bundle $100/4 sessions (per child + caregiver) 1x Drop-In or 4x-Pass Available! If you are open to learning, would like to take yourself outside more often with your family, and are looking for […]
Shopping for and sourcing native plants can be challenging. Some plants sell out quickly, others are still in dormancy and not available until mid-June. Join us at Wood Lake Nature Center where native plant expert Julia Vanatta will walk you through the many options available to Twin Cities gardeners. Program will include tips on sourcing […]
Enjoy a spring hike through Veterans Park as we look for both migrating and resident birds; discover how to identify species from sight and sound. Binoculars and field guides will be available for loan. Meet in front of the Ice Arena. $5/person, free for members Online registration at woodlakenaturecenter.org is preferred; walk-in registrations are allowed as space […]
Elpis Enterprises is proud to offer a DIY Build-A-Birdfeeder workshop at Wood Lake. In this workshop, Elpis Enterprises staff will guide the participants in how to use jigs to place their bird feeder kit. Participants will then put hammer to nail and fully assemble their bird feeder created from reclaimed cedar fence that was headed […]
Weekly Nature Play Group for 1-3 year old + caregiver, offered by Momma Earth $30/session (per child + caregiver) OR SAVE with bundle $100/4 sessions (per child + caregiver) 1x Drop-In or 4x-Pass Available! If you are open to learning, would like to take yourself outside more often with your family, and are looking for […]
Weekly Nature Play Group for kids ages 4-6 + caregiver, offered by Momma Earth $30/session (per child + caregiver) OR SAVE with bundle $100/4 sessions (per child + caregiver) 1x Drop-In or 4x-Pass Available! If you are open to learning, would like to take yourself outside more often with your family, and are looking for […]
