Learn and grow together with your little one while exploring and having fun outside with other children and their grownups. Each day offers opportunities for observing, following curiosity, and sensory investigation during this outdoor exploration time!
These are Adult/Child interactive programs intended to encourage learning in participants of every age. Select a location below to register!
Audubon Park
TUESDAYS September 10 – October 29 from 9:30-10:30am
Longfellow Gardens at Minnehaha Park
TUESDAYS September 10 – October 29 from 11:00am-12:00pm
Theodore Wirth Park
WEDNESDAYS September 11 – October 30 from 10:30-11:30am
Powderhorn Park (Español Bilingüe)
The naturalist leading this program will be speaking in both English and Spanish throughout the hour.
THURSDAYS September 12 – October 31 from 11:00am-12:00pm
Lyndale Park Gardens
FRIDAYS September 13 – November 1 from 10:00-11:00am
Brackett Park
FRIDAYS September 13 – November 1 from 10:30-11:30am
Drop-in Nature Corners
Add a little nature exploration to your outdoor play at the park playground!
Each week a Neighborhood Naturalist will have an area of nature activities set up alongside the playground in your neighborhood park.
This is an unstructured DROP-IN public program with an early childhood focus. No registration is necessary.
Painter Park
THURSDAYS from 9:30-10:30am
Logan Park
FRIDAYS from 10:30-11:30am
Longfellow Park
FRIDAYS from 10:30-11:30am
Corcoran Park
FRIDAYS from 11:00am-12:30pm
Neighborhood Naturalist Program
The Minneapolis Parks’ Neighborhood Naturalist program offers nature-based, outdoor, and environmental education experiences throughout parks city-wide. Park Naturalists aim to connect people in Minneapolis with nearby nature using curiosity, joy, and community to empower learning.
Contact
Phone: 612-313-7785
Email: Naturalists@minneapolisparks.org