Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center is a regional center for environmental education and outdoor recreation located in beautiful Kandiyohi County in west central Minnesota.   Thanks for visiting our website!!   We provide an exciting array of hands-on learning adventures for all ages, as well as beautiful facilities for meetings and special events.   Give us a call and let us customize a program or event for your group. 

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Upcoming Events-   *PWELC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS,TRAILS CLOSED ON SAT, OCT 27TH*                                                 ***YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT*** The last Pop Up Paddle! was held on Saturday, Sept. 22 9am-Noon at the swim beach on the Mill Pond in New London.  We're putting the Yellow Boats away soon for the winter but be sure to join us next year!  NEXT UP!----now stay tuned for RED SLED events during the winter.  PWELC will have a fleet of kicksleds ready to go once the ice on the ponds has thickened.  Be sure to check it out. Halloween Haunt - Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 - Talk to the animals on the enchanted trail, carve a pumpkin, decorate a cookie, play games and climb the indoor rock wall all in your costume. 6-9pm $8/child Sleigh & Ski Festival - Sunday Feb. 10, 2019 Celebrate winter at Prairie Woods with skiing, snowshoeing, horse drawn wagons, winter hobbiests and a warm bowl of chili and hot chocolate. This year we plan on adding Scandinavian kicksleds to the party! The 2018 Evening Under the Prairie Stars fundraising event is history!- Thank You to everyone that participated in this sold-out event. Sponsors, Silent Auction Donors, Staff & Volunteers, PWELC Board & Trustees... We couldn't have done it without you!   Hope you can join in the fun next year!! 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 rockclimbing 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. (ask about discounted Lorax performance due to an anonymous donor)   ***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.

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