Due to Covid19-  PWELC Buildings will be closed to visitors, except by appointment, until further notice.  Call today to schedule your PWELC adventure or to reserve a building for your special event.
July-August Office hours will be:  8am-Noon, Monday thru Friday. 
 
Hiking and biking trails are open, free of charge, to the public during daylight hours.
Please observe social distance guidelines and plan to wear masks if you will be in the buildings.

Fat-Tire bike, kayak, and canoe rentals are available by reservation. 
Please call 320-354-5894 during office hours to make arrangements.

Music Under the Prairie Stars- 
Due to COVID19, the 2020 Prairie Stars event will not be held at PWELC this September.
Although we are unable to gather for our annual fundraiser we still need and very much appreciate your support!
Please consider making your customary gift to the Prairie Stars to help support the work of PWELC.
THANK YOU!!   We are looking forward to celebrating and gathering with you next year!

Just like many restaurants and other local businesses, COVID19 has caused a substantial hardship for PWELC.   Here are some ways that you can help to support our work:

-Make a donation.
-Buy a membership.
-Set up a program for your family or small group
(sporting clays/kayak/nature classes)
-Rent space for a meeting or gathering.
-Rent fat tire bikes.
(Or all of the above)

Peddle and Paddle the Environment - Got your PPE? PWELC is ready to rent Fat Tire Bikes, Kayaks and Canoes at Prairie Woods. Call to find out how your family can enjoy an outdoor adventure. *320-354-5894*




***UPDATE***- Under Executive Order 20-38, facilities that may reopen or remain open include - Outdoor shooting ranges
With the new executive order - Our sporting clay range will now be open.
Call 354-5894 or email kory.klebe@kcmn.us to set up a time.

The Kandi Trail Riders Club has completed 4.5 miles of mountain bike trail.   KTR welcomes volunteers to assist with  trail construction and maintenance.   Please contact the PWELC office if you would like to assist with mountain bike trails and programs. 

The new 7.9kw solar array, installed by MNSolar, on the pavilion, is putting power out onto the grid.   Thanks to our Prairie Stars Fund-a-Need donors!    The recent solar addition brings us up to 40KW total renewable energy generation capacity with a combination of wind and solar.  We love sunny and windy days. 

Click on "Programs and Events" above to check out our calendar of interesting and fun programs.   
Check Facebook for recent photos and other updates.

Prairie Woods on the go!   The Big Canoe, the  Prairie Woods Pinnacle- mobile rock climbing tower, the enviro-puppet theatre and the Yellow Boats Project will be 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 planned and past activities and give us a call to schedule a PWELC program for your group or community festival.
   
Remember.... We Deliver!  If you can't come to us, we'll come to you.

Give us a call if you would like to have the big canoe, portable climbing wall, Yellow Boats, xc skis, snowshoes, teambuilding, a variety of environmental ed. programs or the LORAX puppet show come to your school or community event.


***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. Click here for the World Wear Agreement.  

Nothing at PWELC "just happens."  Good things happen only when people like YOU help to make them happen.   Please support our work with donations of time, talent or funds and join us for some of the exciting programs and events throughout the year.