Welcome to the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center!
This Center, located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is the first residential environmental education center operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and focuses on the understanding of prairies and wetlands.
The Center is part of the 
Fergus Falls Wetland Management District, and is a cooperative venture between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the City of Fergus Falls and the State of Minnesota.
Photo credit: Dennis Barry, PWLC Volunteer
The mission of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center is: "To provide environmental education opportunities for students, private landowners and the general public, and to foster stewardship by demonstrating methods for protection, enhancement and restoration of the prairie pothole ecosystem."
The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center includes 330 acres of native and restored prairie, 28 wetlands and 4 miles of trails. The Visitor Center houses a 2500 square foot exhibit area, the Bluestem Store, classrooms and the Great Hall – a multi-purpose meeting room. The Center provides both day and residential environmental education and interpretation of the prairie pothole region for learners of all ages.
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
602 State Highway 210 East
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: (218) 736-0938
Fax: (218) 736-0941
prairiewet@fws.gov
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is an agency of the Department of the Interior. Our mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Much of the photography on this site was supplied by Jim Brandenburg.
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