Winona’s rich river-valley ecosystem is right at your fingertips, with nature study as close as a walk through one of our pristine parks or refuges or a drive to a regional nature center.
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Birding and wildlife watching
Monument parks
Hiking and biking
Fly with the majestic bird of prey
Just up the highway in Wabasha, events at the National Eagle Center are soaring to new heights. The beautifully modern building offers live eagle shows with the center’s five resident eagles.
A megalithic permaculture garden
Come meet the stones! Kinstone is an Earth sanctuary with stone circles, a labyrinth, dolmen, art, sculpture, & more.
See these mysterious creatures up close Experience the whoosh of an owl’s wings as it flies and meet several live owls at the only all-owl education center in the United States.
Discover Minnesota
For all your camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and outdoor questions, ask the experts at the Minnesota DNR. The department has all the up-to-date information about licenses and permits, educational courses, and nature events around the land of 10,000 lakes.
Learn to love the environment
Take in the sights and sounds of the longest river refuge in the continental United States. Come to an educational program to learn about the visiting Tundra swans, massive blue heron rookeries, and irresistible lure of the Mississippi River Flyway for millions of birds each year.
Where the wild things are
A pint-sized playground, a large grassy field for running, and our resident deer companions make this park on Prairie Island Road a favorite stopping point for visitors and locals alike.
Take a walk on the wild side
Open year round, Aghaming Park and Preserve just over the bridge from Latsch Island offers a pristine ecosystem for river valley species. Seasonal walks through the 1,010 acres of wild woods educates visitors about native flora and fauna, including abundant waterfowl and nesting red tail hawks.
Stop and smell the roses
Each year when the grass turns bright green, when the sun sets just a bit later, and the temperatures rise, more than 200 varieties of roses bloom in a riot of color at the C.A. Rohrer Rose Garden in Lake Park. A summer staple in Winona for more than 55 years, the garden offers pathways and a brick gazebo for a moment of peaceful repose.
