Program descriptions
Animal Homes, Animal Families
Offered April-early June
Animals have homes just like you! Find animal homes in trees, on grassy stems or floating in the marsh. Search for nests high and low, listen to frogs sing from their homes and discover all kinds of holes, homes and hollows along the way.
Cider Season
Offered September-November
Celebrate the start of the school year with the taste of student-pressed apple cider. Students learn the crucial role pollinators play in the food supply and the interdependence of bees, flowers and fruit. Go on a fall hike to investigate the traveling habits of seeds.
Salamander Secrets
Offered April-early June
What salamander secrets lie underground? Students investigate this elusive amphibian’s life cycle, search for salamanders in their native habitat and meet a live salamander. How many secrets can you discover?
Snowshoeing
Offered December-February
Introduce your class to snowshoeing! Learn how snowshoes help winter travelers. Then, strap on a pair and travel off trail to see what it’s really like to make fresh tracks through the winter landscape. Note: At least six inches of snow is required to hold this program. Equipment rental fees apply.
Squirrel Capades
Offered September-November
Experience a day in the life of one of Minnesota’s most amazing mammals. Students track and observe squirrels to discover how they find and store food, travel from tree to tree, and build leaf nests called dreys.
Sugar Tree
Offered in March
With cold nights and warming days, maple sap begins to flow at Tamarack Nature Center. Learn the vital role of maple trees and the history of sweet maple syrup. Explore all parts of the syrup process: tapping, collecting, evaporating and, of course, sampling!
Winter Wildlife
Offered December-February
What animals are active in a Minnesota winter? Students learn how to be a wildlife tracker and search for signs of animal activity in the cold and snow.