Visit the nature center to walk the trails, attend a program or event, volunteer, and in the winter, you can rent snowshoes!
View the interpretive exhibits (fun for kids and interesting for adults) inside the visitor center and outdoors as well. Children can play on bridges, boulders, stepping stones, and logs in the outdoor natural play area.
Demonstration Gardens include
rainwater gardens, woodland wildflower and prairie butterfly gardens and a small section of no-mow grass adjacent to the parking lot.
Trees are an important part of our mission and have great value! Enjoy a picnic under large old oak at the nature center, take a self-guided tour of the trees on the trail, or learn more about the city's tree rebate program, planting trees, and more. New Tree Quest, now with GPS coordinates! The Nature Center is a resource, too! At the visitor center, use our nature library to identify a bird, or browse through the informational handouts to learn more about buckthorn removal and native landscaping. See our earth machine composting bin, which will be for sale at the upcoming composting classes this summer.
Trail Hours at Nature Center and Preserves is 1/2 hour before Dawn to 1/2 hour after Dusk every day of the year.
Contact
Nature Center & Neighborhood Preserves
(651) 249-2170
2659 East 7th Street
Maplewood, MN 55119
Visitor Center Building Hours Tuesday - Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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