Location: Carpenter Nature Center Minnesota Campus, 12805 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings, MN 55033 CNC is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Autumn in the Valley Gala this September. Funds raised at the Gala keep CNC open & free to the public, while protecting wildlife habitat in both MN & WI, and supporting our naturalists […]

Space is limited and reservations are required, please call CNC at 651-437-4359. Location: Carpenter Nature Center Minnesota Campus, 12805 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings MN 55033 Monthly preschool story time programs are designed to introduce children ages 2 – 5 to nature in a fun and safe environment. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Program […]

Location: Carpenter Nature Center Minnesota Campus, 12805 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings MN 55033 Each fall, thousands of raptors and other bird migrants follow the St. Croix/Mississippi River Flyway south to their wintering grounds in the southern U.S. and beyond. Join our team of spotters to count migrants including raptors, songbirds, gulls, and other southbound birds. […]