Welcome to the end of Spooky Season!  With all of the Halloween decorations that have bats in them, I thought that this would be a great time to talk about these amazing creatures. While all of the species of bats that live in MN are insectivores, bats are also excellent pollinators and seed dispersers world Read more »

When young visitors explore our education building for the very first time, there is so much for them to look at. Their eyes wander across the various types of taxidermy displayed around the main room, they check in with each of our friendly ambassador animals, and oftentimes, they share surprised reactions to our landfill and Read more »

The mission of Ney Nature Center is to inspire appreciation and respect for nature, and as we approach 2025 we want to recognize and acknowledge one of the biggest moments in the origin of the nature center, the discovery of the deformed frogs in Ney’s frog pond in 1995. In the 30th year since this Read more »

Greetings from Ney Nature Center! We are preparing for our 16th annual Fall Fling Fundraiser.   As I reflect back to the first ever Fling fundraiser, I am overwhelmed by how far this amazing event has come.  The board, with me newly hired into my position as a part time director, was ready to begin Read more »