Prairie Wetlands Learning Center

602 State Highway 210 East
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-736-0938
e-mail: pwlc@fws.gov

The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center is owend by the city of Fergus Falls and operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The surrounding land is owened and managed by the USF&WS as part of their National Wildlife Refuge System. The Center is an outdoor classrom featuring 325 acres of native and restored prairie, more than 2 dozen wetlands and an oak savanna. There are more than four miles of trails that are open year round from sunrise-to-sunset. In summer you'll see blazing star, coneflowers, the cup plant, big bluestem, and many other native prairie plants. The prairie wetlands abound with butterflies, other insects, ducks, hawks, muskrat, and deer. Inside the Visitor Center there is an exhibit area with permanent interpretive and educational exhibits, a book and gift store, and plenty of meeting space.

Educational programs and meetings occur year round and there is a dormitory that accomodates up to 80 people that has been used by elementary through college students. Scout groups, education and conservation professional utilze the facility.

Visit the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center web site for more information, maps, and current events.