Name
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Location
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County
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Region
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Summary
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Agassiz Environmental Learning Center |
Fertile |
Polk |
Northwest |
website, 640 acres with environmental learning center, wildlife preserve, and endangered sand dune ecosystem
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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
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Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center |
Duluth |
St. Louis |
Arrowhead |
website, education and research about the Boulder Lake Management Area, over 18,000 acres
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Camp Foley |
Pine River |
Cass |
Central |
website, includes Foley Environmental Education Center for school groups
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Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center |
Hastings |
Washington |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, 425-acre main property in MN, additional 300-acre Wisconsin nature preserve
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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
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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
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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
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Deep Portage Learning Center |
Hackensack |
Cass |
Central |
website, residential environmental learning center
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Dodge Nature Center |
West Saint Paul |
Dakota |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, 462 acres across four pieces of land, founded by Olivia Irvine Dodge
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Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center |
Lanesboro |
Fillmore |
Southeast |
website, 80 acres, private residential environmental learning center
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Eastman Nature Center at Elm Creek Park Reserve |
Dayton |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
5,315 acres, operated by the Three Rivers Park District
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Eden Prairie Outdoor Center |
Eden Prairie |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, operated by the City for outdoor recreation and environmental education
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Elk's Nature Center |
Mankato |
Blue Earth |
South Central |
website, operated by the City in 150-acre Rasmussen Woods
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Harriet Alexander Nature Center |
Roseville |
Ramsey |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, operated by the City in 52-acre Roseville Park
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Hartley Nature Center |
Duluth |
Saint Louis |
Arrowhead |
website, independent organization adjacent to 660-acre municipal Hartley Park
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Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory |
Duluth |
Saint Louis |
Arrowhead |
website, 315-acre municipal nature reserve, major site for observation of raptor migration, fall education programs
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Houston Nature Center |
Houston |
Houston |
Southeast |
website, located in Trailhead Park for the Root River Trail, operated by the City
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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
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International Wolf Center |
Ely |
Saint Louis |
Arrowhead |
Wolf conservation and education center, museum, resident wolves
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Jay C. Hormel Nature Center |
Austin |
Mower |
Southeast |
500 acres, operated by the City
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Laurentian Environmental Center |
Britt |
Saint Louis |
Arrowhead |
Located in Superior National Forest, public residential environmental educational facility, operated by Mounds View Public Schools
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Lee and Rose Warner Nature Center |
Marine on St. Croix |
Washington |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
700 acres
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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
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Lowry Nature Center at Carver Park Reserve |
Victoria |
Carver |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
3,719 acres, operated by the Three Rivers Park District
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Maplewood Nature Center |
Maplewood |
Ramsey |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, 40 acres, operated by the City
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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge |
Bloomington |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
2,400-acre Long Meadow Lake Unit, Bloomington Education and Visitor Center
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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge |
Carver |
Carver |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
1,480-acre Rapids Lakes Unit, Rapids Lake Education and Visitor Center
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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
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National Eagle Center |
Wabasha |
Wabasha |
Southeast |
Conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles
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Ney Nature Center |
Henderson |
Le Sueur |
South Central |
Facebook site, information, 446-acre environmental learning center and county park
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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
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Oakdale Discovery Center |
Oakdale |
Washington |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, operated by the City in the 220-acre Oakdale Nature Preserve
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Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo |
Byron |
Olmsted |
Southeast |
620-acre county park with zoo featuring rehabilitated native wildlife, a nature center and campsites
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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
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Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center |
Spicer |
Kandiyohi |
Central |
website, 500 acres, includes a Native American history village and a shooting sports range
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Quarry Hill Nature Center |
Rochester |
Olmsted |
Southeast |
website, located in 320-acre Quarry Hill Park
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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
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Richardson Nature Center at Hyland Lake Park Reserve |
Bloomington |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
Operated by the Three Rivers Park District
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River Bend Nature Center |
Faribault |
Rice |
South central |
734 acres with 10 miles of trails
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Saint John's Outdoor University |
Collegeville |
Stearns |
Central |
website, 2,830 acres, environmental education programs and events
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Springbrook Nature Center |
Fridley |
Anoka |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
127 acres, operated by the City
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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
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Tamarack Nature Center |
White Bear |
Ramsey |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, operated by the County, 320-acre preserve within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park
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Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
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Between Orr and Nett Lake
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St. Louis
|
Arrowhead
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Website Operated by American Bear Association
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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
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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
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Westwood Hills Nature Center |
St. Louis Park |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, 160 acres, operated by the City
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Wildlife Science Center |
Stacy |
Chisago |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
website, wolf research and education center, weekend public tours
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Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center |
Finland |
Lake |
Arrowhead |
2000-acre K-12 school and residential learning center
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Wood Lake Nature Center |
Richfield |
Hennepin |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
150 acres, operated by the City
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