LEARNING ABOUT NATURE

An ecotourism heaven

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

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Big Valley Ranch Inc, Riding Academy

Ride the trails on horseback
Guided trail rides, day camps, birthday parties, lessons, board, and training


National Eagle Center

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.
Kinstone

A megalithic permaculture garden
Come meet the stones! Kinstone is an Earth sanctuary with stone circles, a labyrinth, dolmen, art, sculpture, & more.
Happy Dancing Turtle - Driftless Region

Events and workshops to connect you to nature
HDT promotes sustainable living and environmental education in our communities.


International Owl Center

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.
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

Discover Minnesota
For all your camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and outdoor questions, ask the experts at the Minnesota DNR.
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge

Learn to love the environment
Take in the sights and sounds of the longest river refuge in the continental United States and part of the Mississippi River Flyway for millions of birds each year.
Lefty Hymes Memorial Deer Park

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.


Latsch Island-Aghaming Park and Preserve

Take a walk on the wild side
Open year round, the 1,000-acre Aghaming Park and Preserve just over the bridge from Latsch Island offers a pristine ecosystem for river valley species.
C. A. Rohrer Rose Garden

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.