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Richardson Nature Center

8737 East Bush Lake Road
Bloomington, MN 55438

Categories: ACTIVITIES INDOORS, ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS, Animals-Farms-Zoos (Inside), Bike Trails, Free Indoors, Hiking Trails, Nature Centers (Outside), Nature/Interpretive Centers (Inside), Snowshoeing & Cross Country Skiing
MN Greater Twin Cities Area ACTIVITIES INDOORSAnimals-Farms-Zoos (Inside)
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Located within Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Richardson Nature Center is a gateway to stunning natural beauty just minutes from the city. Inside, colorful clay mosaics and sculptures by artist Chris Tully engage visitors with the natural world. Visitors can also meet Richardson’s resident raptors, reptiles, and amphibians up close.

Visitors can also meet Richardson’s resident raptors, reptiles, and amphibians up close. Upstairs, floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of backyard wildlife and an active bee hive. The building has several rooms, an amphitheater, and an outdoor fire ring available for rent.

The Center also offers a variety of free resources available for the public to use: bird watching backpacks, pond exploration kits, bug kits, frog kits, and Nordic walking sticks. There are books, puzzles, and puppets around to play with.

The interpretive area surrounding the building features hiking trails that weave between the diverse habitats of restored prairie, oak forests, and wetlands. Along the trails, visitors might spot deer, fox, coyote, muskrats, and turkeys. Many species of birds are observed in the area seasonally, including nesting pairs of Ospreys and Trumpeter Swans. Cell phone audio stops, trail guides, exploration kits and interpretive signs are available throughout the park. The Nature Exploration Area encourages free play in the outdoors. Children can explore, climb, dig and build a fort while adults play along or observe nearby.

Rentals available: snow shoes, adaptive pulk sled

Visit the Three Rivers Events Calendar for a list of park events. Ask about our Wild Party birthday party packages. Hours: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Mon-Sat; Noon-5:00 PM Sun

8737 East Bush Lake Road
Bloomington, MN 55438
(763) 694-7676
www.threeriversparks.org
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    We LOVE coming here. The building interior is beautiful. There’s animals, puppets, books, puzzles. It’s one of our favorites.

    3 years ago

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