Prairie Wetlands Learning Center

Fergus Falls Wetland Management District lands are located in five counties:  Wilkin, Otter Tail, Grant, Wadena, and Douglas. Two main sites provide information for visitors, the Fergus Falls Wetland Management District headquarters office and the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center. The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center serves as the main visitor contact station for the district and offers a visitor center, dormitory, hiking trails, educational and interpretive programming, and volunteer activities.  It is the home of the Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center and the Prairie Science Class partnership. Nearly four miles of trails provide opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation.  The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center is the origin of two established birding trails: the Minnesota River Birding Trail, leading southward through the state; and the northbound Pine-to-Prairie Birding Trail. It is also a Prairie Passage site. The North Country National Scenic Trail makes its southern most route through the hiking trails at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center.