Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center

Osprey Wilds is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) residential environmental learning center and conference & retreat center nestled on the shores of Grindstone Lake in east-central Minnesota. We are committed to developing an understanding, ethics, and responsibility regarding the environment and stewardship through formal and informal teaching that links nature and humans. A healthy environment starts with and is perpetuated by a personal connection to it. We have been providing environmental and outdoor education programs since 1971 and are committed to providing lifelong learning experiences to people of all ages, including programming in natural history and science, team-building, adventure/challenge, wildlife, energy, outdoor skills, and human history.

Our camps cover a range of topics relating to the outdoors with the goal of bringing campers closer to nature. Our campus of over 700 acres contains a variety of rich and varied habitats, over seven miles of trails, and lake access. Campers will also have the opportunity to experience our high ropes course and climbing wall and interact with one of our many real-life wildlife ambassadors. Osprey Wilds hosts several facilities from modern lodges to rustic cabins and a variety of indoor and outdoor classrooms. Our dining hall is the center of all activity as it looks out over Grindstone Lake and surrounding forests. Our cafeteria provides healthy meals that often utilize produce from our very own Trapp Farm and accommodate a range of diets. CORE VALUES

We demonstrate respect, care, and passion for the earth, all people and all living things

We strive for excellence in everything we do through integrity, open communication and teamwork

We value, engage, and appreciate individuals for their unique contributions We believe in life-long learning through positive shared experiences with the natural world

We encourage others to recognize their interconnectedness with the Earth through their actions

• Gender:
  Co-Educational
• Maximum age:
  15

• Minimum age:
  4
• Nearest city:
  Minneapolis MN, Duluth MN

• Season opens:
  Year round

Activities

• Swimming
• Hiking
• Climbing Wall
• High Ropes Course
• Archery
• Music
• Crafts
• Canoeing
• Cooking

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