Whether you want to stay close to home or head out for an afternoon, there’s many ways you can get involved with Minnesota’s wildlife and natural areas!Activities you can do at home 

Get into birding 


- Plant a native garden for pollinators
- Bee friendly plants for your backyards and balconies;
- Watch a webcam
- Start a bird feeder
- Make your backyard more wildlife friendly
- Make a Homegrown National Park

- Attend an event
- Volunteer with our community science program
- Volunteer opportunities
- Join a community science project with Insight


- State park bird checklists
- Scientific and Natural Areas bird checklists
- Build a nest box
- Minnesota's birds
- Learn common bird songs
- Find an accessible birding trail
