Friends Focus - Bringing back Doug Wood! November 14th, 7:00 PM Ruby Rupner Auditorium; Free Everyone's favorite author, naturalist, and musician is BACK for a free event to kick off our 2025 Membership Campaign. Doug will present a combination music concert and book event as a thank you to our Friends Members, and an opportunity […]
November is that slow time of year where it feels like nothing is happening, but we should still be thankful and appreciate what this time of year has to offer. Join us at the interpretive center on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1 PM to 2 PM for a free naturalist-led hike that will focus on […]
We've had such a fun few weeks teaching second graders all about apples and apple cidering. But now, it's your turn! Test your strength and help our naturalists finish off our apple supply with an apple cidering pop-up class! Come join us this Saturday, November 2nd between 10-11:30 am and learn all about the workings […]
Stop out to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center October 12-17th between 7 and 8 PM to see a comet. Follow the trail of lanterns in back of the nature center to the comet viewing location! Will be cancelled if cloudy.
Stop out to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center October 12-17th between 7 and 8 PM to see a comet. Follow the trail of lanterns in back of the nature center to the comet viewing location! Will be cancelled if cloudy.
41st Annual Halloween Warm-Up Featuring Matchbox Children's Theatre Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5 First hike: 6:30 pm - then every 10 min Last hike: 8:30 pm Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 3 online at matchboxchildrenstheatre.org Pre-sale tickets are required. You buy tickets for a certain date and time slot. 3 tickets per night […]
41st Annual Halloween Warm-Up Featuring Matchbox Children's Theatre Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5 First hike: 6:30 pm - then every 10 min Last hike: 8:30 pm Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 3 online at matchboxchildrenstheatre.org Pre-sale tickets are required. You buy tickets for a certain date and time slot. 3 tickets per night […]
Honey Harvest Open House Saturday, September 21; 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Free - Multipurpose Room Our annual honey harvest is a great opportunity to see the entire harvesting process for honey. You will get to see a larger operation working at the same time as we are harvesting ours. There will be a large […]
Join the Friends of the Hormel Nature Center at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center for their 8K Race. Registration/check in: 8:00 am Race time: 9:00 am Pre-register August 5th - September 18th. Cost 8K: $30 or $5 for the 1 mile Run Run (all ages) starts time 9:15 am All funds raised go to […]
Audubon Presentation: "The Power of Story-A Community Conservation Memoir" - Larry Dolphin Tuesday, September 17; 7:00 pm Interpretive Center - Free From awareness to action, Larry Dolphin, retired Director/Naturalist will share a conservation story from the past to the present. Of course the love of birds along with the mimicry and sounds of birds will […]
Honey Harvest Open House Rescheduled to Saturday - September 21st! Free - Multipurpose Room Our annual honey harvest is a great opportunity to see the entire harvesting process for honey. You will get to see a larger operation working at the same time as we are harvesting ours. There will be a large powered harvester […]
Saturday, August 17; 10:00 - 11:30 am Meet at the Interpretive Center Looking for some volunteer hours or a great way to help your community and the environment? Help us restore our forests by removing invasive buckthorn. A naturalist will be there to guide you during this process. You may either sign up through United […]
