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Scroll table right to see more »| 10/16/25 | Skulls, Skulls, Skulls | Banning State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Nature Stories: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn | Big Bog State Recreation Area | |
| 10/18/25 | Candlelight Boardwalk Hike | Big Bog State Recreation Area | |
| 11/15/25 | Nature Stories: Winter Lullaby | Big Bog State Recreation Area | |
| 09/13/25 | Should I Stay or Should I Go Hike | Blue Mounds State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Creatures of the Night: Owls | Blue Mounds State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Mammal Mania Nature Cart | Blue Mounds State Park | |
| 10/02/25 | Should I Stay or Should I Go Hike | Blue Mounds State Park | |
| 10/03/25 | Bison Nature Cart | Blue Mounds State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | BARK Ranger Walk | Forestville Mystery Cave State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Fishing for Beginners | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Floodplain Walk | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | How to survive and find way home | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/19/25 | Hike to Mni Owe Sni | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | For the Birds | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | From Lake to Plate | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Public Lands Day BioBlitz | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | History Hike | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Fall- A season of change | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | What about beavers | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Fungi Walk with a Volunteer Master Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Sand Point Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Public Sky Observation | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist | Frontenac State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 11/08/25 | Sand Point Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Bird Migration Walk | Glacial Lakes State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Archery in the Park | Glacial Lakes State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Cut It Out! | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Riverview Trail Guided Hike | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Gitchi Gummi Trail Guided Hike | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Cut It Out! | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Meet the Trees | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | Fall Hike to the Maples | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Gitchi Gummi Trail Guided Hike | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Cut It Out! | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Celebrate The Salmon Run | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/01/25 | Celebrate The Salmon Run | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/02/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Celebrate The Salmon Run | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/10/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/10/25 | Skull Detectives Nature Cart | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Chasing Waterfalls Tour | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Celebrate The Salmon Run | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Can You Outsmart a Squirrel? Investigation Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Bird Migrations Geocaching | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Just Try It: Nature Journaling | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Secrets of Skulls: Investigation Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Eyes to the Skies Nature Cart | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Explore Potholes on a Guided Tour | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Measure the Potholes with a Naturalist | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Turtles of the St. Croix: Investigation Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Explore Potholes on a Guided Tour | Interstate State Park | |
| 10/16/25 | Make and Take a Rock Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 10/16/25 | Secrets of Skulls: Investigation Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Clever Camouflage Scavenger Hunt | Interstate State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Can You Outsmart a Squirrel? Investigation Station | Interstate State Park | |
| 09/11/25 | Hike to the Fire Tower | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Wild Places Worth Knowing: The Scientific and Natural Area Story | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Who is Mary Gibbs Anyway? | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Bohall Trail Hike #1 (registration required) | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Bohall Trail Hike #2 (registration required) | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Old Timer's Cabin and the Civilian Conservation Corps | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Jr Naturalist: Hiking and Drawing in Nature | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/15/25 | Old Timer's Cabin and the Civilian Conservation Corps | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/16/25 | Two Loon Trivia | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/16/25 | Trees, Seeds, Berries, and More Hike | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/18/25 | Mississippi Headwaters Mysteries Walk | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/19/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Who is Mary Gibbs Anyway? | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Lookin at Leaves, Hike | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Itasca's Birds | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/22/25 | Old Timer's Cabin and the Civilian Conservation Corps | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/25/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Pines of Itasca | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | Hike to Bear Paw Point | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | Got Elk? | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Itasca's Birds | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Itasca Trivia Walk | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/29/25 | Old Timer's Cabin and the Civilian Conservation Corps | Itasca State Park | |
| 10/02/25 | Trees of Itasca Walk | Itasca State Park | |
| 10/02/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Mammals of Itasca | Itasca State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Itasca's Autumn Lantern Lit Hike | Itasca State Park | |
| 10/06/25 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Sculpting the Mississippi Headwaters | Itasca State Park | |
| 09/10/25 | Discovery Table - Rocks Talks | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/11/25 | Discovery Table - The Bear Necessities | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Phenomenal Prickly Porcupines | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | River Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Discovery Table - Geology Rocks! | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | River Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Discovery Table - Rocks Talks | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Ask a Naturalist - Campground Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Fantastic Fungi Walk | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Discovery Table - Bird Watching | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Discovery Table - Aquatic Wonders Trivia | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Ask a Naturalist - Swinging Bridge Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Winter is Coming! How Animals Get Ready? | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Discovery Table - Hit the Trail Hiking | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Park After Dark - A Night of Autumn Wonder | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Ask a Naturalist - Campground Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Meanderin' With Moss Walk | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Junior Rangers - Spectacular Spiders | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Discovery Table - Hit the Trail Hiking | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Ask a Naturalist - Swinging Bridge Rove | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/16/25 | Discovery Table - The Bear Necessities | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Autumn Animals | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | The Story Tree: What I See in the Seasons | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Carnivorous Plant Puppets | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Fall Equinox Mending Circle | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | "Stuffed" Taxidermy Documentary Viewing with Artist Led Discussion | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | The Story Tree: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Fall Colors Serenity Stroll | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | The Story Tree: Fletcher and the Falling Leaves | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Fall Fest Candlelight Adventure | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 11/01/25 | The Story Tree: Winter Is Coming | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 11/01/25 | The Hidden Bog | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 11/22/25 | The Story Tree: Winter Lullaby | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 11/22/25 | Nature Art for Kids | Lake Bemidji State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Marvelous Monarchs and Tagging: Drop-in Nature Table | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Hidden Treasures- Geocaching | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Walk with the Naturalist: Tree I.D. | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/19/25 | Black Bears- Drop-in Nature Table | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Fishing Frenzy | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Fall Color Walk: Hike with the Naturalist | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | The Colors of Fall: Drop-in Nature Table | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Hands on Bluebirding | Lake Maria State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Fall Color on Hallaway Hill | Maplewood State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park's Picture BINGO | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Women in Conservation | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Camping at Kathio... 3,500 Years Ago | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park's Scavenger Hunt | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | SPECIAL EVENT: Archaeology Day | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Nature Art Exploration | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Birding in the Big Woods | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Monarch Tagging | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Nature Storytime | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Fall Color Hike | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Parks for Polinator BioBlitz | Red River State Recreation Area | |
| 09/13/25 | Bats | Red River State Recreation Area | |
| 09/13/25 | Hike the Night | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Get Hooked on Fishing | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Music in the Park | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Whose Tracks are these? | Sibley State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Music in the Park | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Naturalist Discovery Table | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Bob's Stairs Fall Nature Hike | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | |
| 09/26/25 | Naturalist Discovery Table | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Navigating by the Stars | St. Croix State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Navigating by the Stars | St. Croix State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Fall Color Extravaganza! | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Fall Color Extravaganza! | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | Naturalist Nature Walk | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/16/25 | Owls: Phantoms of the Night | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | A Tale of Two Rivers | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Skills for Survival: Hunt, Fish, Forage | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Fire Shelter Race | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Nature Game Night | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Camo Creatures Treasure Hunt | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Navigating by the Stars | St. Croix State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Skulls, Skulls, Skulls | St. Croix State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Primitive Fire-making Skills | Tettegouche State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Old-Time Rope-making | Tettegouche State Park | |
| 10/03/25 | Artist's Reception - Aquila Watercolor | Tettegouche State Park | |
| 11/07/25 | Artist's Reception - Sandy Maxwell | Tettegouche State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Fantastic Ferns Youth Library Program | Two Harbors Public Library | |
| 09/23/25 | Community Creations | Two Harbors Public Library | |
| 10/16/25 | Mini Monsters | Whitewater State Park - Beach | |
| 10/18/25 | Geology Walk to Chimney Rock | Whitewater State Park - Chimney Rock Trailhead | |
| 10/16/25 | Introduction to Geocaching | Whitewater State Park - Nature Store | |
| 10/17/25 | Catch a Leaf | Whitewater State Park - North Picnic Area | |
| 10/16/25 | Placing the Past: Visiting Whitewater's CCC Camp | Whitewater State Park - South Picnic Area | |
| 10/17/25 | Beavers in the Valley | Whitewater State Park - South Picnic Area | |
| 09/10/25 | H.O.P. into the Park (Healthy Older People) - Bison Conservation | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 09/13/25 | Fossil Field Trip | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 09/13/25 | Owl Prowl | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 09/20/25 | Talk with a Naturalist: Bat Chat | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 09/27/25 | Magnificent Mammals | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 09/27/25 | Creatures of the Night | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/04/25 | Motifs and Mascots; Minnesota's State Symbols | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/04/25 | Snakes of the Blufflands | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/11/25 | Off the Beaten Path Hike | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/17/25 | Snakes of the Blufflands | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/17/25 | Fossil Field Trip | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/18/25 | Whitewater's POW Camp | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/18/25 | Motifs and Mascots; Minnesota's State Symbols | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/18/25 | Owl Prowl | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/25/25 | Skulls and Bones | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 10/25/25 | Creatures of the Night | Whitewater State Park - Visitor Center | |
| 08/23/25 - 09/21/25 | Wild River Poetry Walk (self-guided) | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/12/25 | Look to the Stars & Night Sky Sound Garden | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Wild River Sound Garden, Weekend 3 of 4 | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Amador Prairie Sound Garden | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Amador Prairie Sound Garden | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Nature Play for Kids | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Bats Eat Bugs | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Qi Gong in the Sound Garden | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Amador Prairie Sound Garden and Performance | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Seed Collecting Workday | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Wild River Sound Garden, Weekend 3 of 4 | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | A Microscopic World | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Swampling Concert Performance | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Oaks, Fire, and Climate Change with Author Heather Holm | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Look to the Stars & Night Sky Sound Garden | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Wild River Sound Garden, Weekend 4 of 4 | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Mitigwaki Sound Garden & Performances, Part 2 of 2 | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Block Printing and Flag Making | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Volunteer Event - Oak Savanna Restoration | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Almelund Apple Festival - 3 miles from the park | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Wild River Sound Garden, Weekend 4 of 4 | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Mino-bimaadiziiwin: "Live a Good Life" Wellness Walk and Trail Run - Canceled | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Look to the Stars | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Seeds of the Prairie | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Seed Collecting Workday | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Nature Play for Kids | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/03/25 | Look to the Stars | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Fall Color Walk | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Volunteer Event - Oak Savanna Restoration | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/05/25 | Seed Collecting Workday | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/05/25 | Meet the Snake! | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/10/25 | Look to the Stars | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | 5K Wild River Otter Trotter Run/Walk | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/11/25 | World of Woodpeckers | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/12/25 | Fall Color Walk | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Look to the Stars | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Woodpecker Walk & Talk | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Skull Detectives | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Nature Play for Kids - Spiders! | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Bats Eat Bugs | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/19/25 | Meet the Snake! | Wild River State Park | |
| 10/25/25 | Buckthorn Buddies | Wild River State Park | |
| 11/01/25 | Buckthorn Buddies | Wild River State Park | |
| 11/15/25 | Buckthorn Buddies | Wild River State Park | |
| 11/22/25 | Buckthorn Buddies | Wild River State Park | |
| 11/28/25 | Woodpecker Walk & Talk | Wild River State Park | |
| 11/28/25 | The Trail Less Traveled | Wild River State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Seed Collection Event | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/13/25 | Shaping the St. Croix Valley Geology Walk | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/14/25 | Outdoor Survival- Fire Starting | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Protecting Endangered Species- Butternuts | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Wander with a Naturalist | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/20/25 | Rare, Common, or Invasive? | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/21/25 | Timber! - Logging in the St. Croix Valley | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Outdoor Survival- Shelter Building | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/27/25 | Seed Collection Event | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 09/28/25 | Bird Beak Explorers | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Fall Colors Hike | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/04/25 | Learning Leaves | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/05/25 | Seed Collection Event | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/17/25 | Bad Rap Bats | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Seed Collection Event | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/18/25 | Fall Colors Hike | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/19/25 | Nature Art | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/25/25 | Fall Isn't Over Yet!- Oaks | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/25/25 | Buckthorn Removal Resource Day | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 10/26/25 | Nature Art | William O'Brien State Park |