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RICE CREEK WEST REGIONAL TRAIL

RICE CREEK WEST REGIONAL TRAIL

MISSISSIPPI WEST REGIONAL PARK

MISSISSIPPI WEST REGIONAL PARK

RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES PARK RESERVE

RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES PARK RESERVE

BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT

BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT

COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK

COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK

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It’s no joke. Spring is in the air! 🌱 Check out what you can do this month:

4/1 – FREE Lunch with a Naturalist: Be a Better Birder

4/7 – FREE Once Upon a Story Time: Sticks & Stones

4/18 – FREE Earth Cleanup & C

Wargo Nature Center has always been greatly supported by the community and incredible donors that find the value in natural spaces and the animals that call them home. The nature center opened in 1993 and was named in honor of the late Judge Joseph E

The birds are coming back, plants are starting to bud, and we can’t wait to enjoy all there is to do in great outdoors.

Get excited for the season changing and checkout all our upcoming activities in the new Spring/Summer Activity Guide. 🌱☀️

🌱 Save Water. Reduce Waste. Protect Minnesota. This June, get your rain barrel or compost bin made from 100% recycled materials at a low cost!

💧Residents of Rice Creek & Coon Creek Watershed Districts: Get $20 OFF a rain barrel with code RCWD2

Women’s History Month Highlight:

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, writer, and conservationist. She began her career working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a temporary position. Carson wrote radio copy for a successful series o

Have you ever wondered how Wargo Nature Center took home the blue ribbon from The Minnesota State Fair for our maple syrup?

The fair utilizes judges from The Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association to critique dozens of syrups submitted each su

Dash is excited for spring and is searching for all the signs—one of which includes migrating birds. Keep your eyes to the sky and binoculars around your neck while out adventuring. A few common birds to see migrating in March include red-winge

Women's History Month Highlight:

Eloise Butler was a botanist and gardener originally from Maine, where she also worked as a teacher for 37 years. She later moved and attended botany classes at the University of Minnesota and helped professors with