Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center

:: Welcome

Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center is a regional center for environmental education and outdoor recreation located in beautiful Kandiyohi County in west central Minnesota. Thanks for visiting our website!! We provide an exciting array of hands-on learning adventures for all ages, as well as beautiful facilities for meetings and special events. Give us a call and let us customize a program or event for your group.

Current information and photos on FACEBOOK

Our mission:
To promote an individual and shared commitment to the responsible use, management, and preservation of our natural resources.

We offer customized programs and facilities that help people learn to live well with self, others and the environment.
*Environmental Ed. programs for pre-K thru grade 12 and adults
*Challenge course and teambuilding programs for schools, athletic teams, youth groups, families and corporate groups
*A 500 acre campus featuring: rolling glacial terrain,seven miles of hiking and xc ski trails, prairie,woods and wetlands.
*Great classroom and meeting spaces powered by wind, solar & biomass.
*Outreach programs featuring a 34' voyageur canoe, 26' portable climbing wall, and "Lorax" puppet show.
*An award winning YES! program which is mobilizing youth-led energy action projects across Greater Minnesota.

Give to PWELC

YES! Youth Energy Summit

Sponsors:

News and Events

Music Under the Prairie Stars
Our 9th Annual Prairie Stars event was Sept. 9, 2016

Prairie Restoration Service Project:
Saturday, September 24th from 9:00-12:00
Call Kory at 354-5894 for details.


The Prairie Woods Pavilion- The excitement is building!
Genesis Architects and Kandiyohi County are preparing to put the Pavilion project out for bids in the next two weeks.
With generous early contributions from our Prairie Stars, individual donors and support pledged by Kandiyohi County we have already raised over $200,000 for the project. If you would like to "buy a piece of the pavilion" please contact Exec. Director, Dave Pederson at 320-354-5894.
Click on this link to see a 3D model of the design in progress: https://skfb.ly/JwYS

Prairie Woods on the go! The Big Canoe and the new Prairie Woods Pinnacle- mobile rockclimbing tower, have been very busy throughout the region this summer getting kids up off of the couch and into the great outdoors. Click on the Facebook link to see photos of some of the recent activity.

***WE WANT YOUR SHOES! Please donate your gently worn shoes to PWELC for our WorldWear fundraising project. Ask us about how your school can easily earn Prairie Woods Bucks by collecting shoes for re-use and recycling.