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Steelhead Fishing Class for Youth

Feb 17, 2011 2 Comments

Join the Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) and Hartley Nature Center for a great opportunity to learn about and try steelhead fishing. This event has eight openings for youth ages 12-15 to work with LSSA mentors to learn everything from equipment to technique. Female mentors available, so female youth are encouraged to sign up!  Class includes: Two classroom sessions at Hartley Nature Center (3001 Woodland Ave.) on March 12 & 19, 2011 from 10 am to noon. Two field sessions at the Knife River, April 9 & 16, 2011. Equipment (if needed) will be provided. Participants will receive a certificate of participation and recognition at the LSSA Spring Banquet, April 16.

 Cost is only $25 and includes the banquet. For more information or to register contact Hartley Nature Center at 724-6735.  Together, teaching and encouraging youth to get outdoors and fish!


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Winter Break Camps at Hartley

Feb 11, 2011 No Comments

Looking for a fun school winter break option? Check out Hartley’s Winter Break Camps, Feb. 22-25. Just a few openings left for ages 5-7, 8-9, & 10-13. Come and have some fun in the snow. Check this link for registration information — hartleynature.org/learn/daycamp.html


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XC Ski Hartley!

Feb 07, 2011 2 Comments

The XC Ski trails in Hartley Park are in top shape — which makes now a great time to get to Hartley Park and Nature Center for some cross-country skiing. Bring your own equipment or rent ours. Wednesday night, Feb. 9, from 7-8:30 pm, join members of the Duluth XC Ski Club for an evening headlamp ski on Hartley’s trails. Warm beverages will be provided in the Nature Center. Families are invited!


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XC Skiing at Hartley Park

Jan 11, 2011 1 Comment

Fresh snow is falling- which makes tomorrow a great time to get to Hartley Park and Nature Center for some cross-country skiing. Tomorrow night, Jan. 12, from 7-8:30 pm, join members of the Duluth XC Ski Club for an evening headlamp ski on Hartley’s trails. Warm beverages will be provided in the Nature Center. Families are invited!


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Candlelight Ski, Skate, and Snowshoe event at Hartley Nature Center!

Jan 04, 2011 No Comments


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Winter Camps at Hartley Nature Center

Dec 17, 2010 No Comments

Looking for a fun school winter break option? Check out Hartley’s Winter Break Camps, Feb. 22-25. Just a few openings left for ages 5-7, 8-9, & 10-13. Come and have some fun in the snow. Check this link for registration information- www.hartleynature.org/learn/daycamp.html


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Ballast Water & Aquatic Invasive Species

Dec 14, 2010 No Comments

Wednesday night, Dec. 15, 7 pm, at Hartley Nature Center (3001 Woodland Ave.) will be the last presentation of the fall series on aquatic invasive species — Ballast Water, the myth and truth about the role ballast water plays in the spread of AIS by Marte Kitson, MN Sea Grant program.  More information at www.hartleynature.org


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Readings by author Robert Michael Pyle at Hartley Nature Center

Dec 06, 2010 No Comments

Hartley Nature Center and Wild Ones invite you to join us as we welcome author Robert Michael Pyle who will share stories and selected passages from his recently released book Mariposa Road. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9 at Hartley Nature Center.

Part road-trip tale, part travelogue of lost and found landscapes, all good-natured natural history, Mariposa Road (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9/27/10) tracks Bob Pyle’s journey across the United States as he races against the calendar in his search for as many of the 800 American butterflies as he can find.

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“Trail uses” this week’s theme at Hartley Nature Center

Nov 30, 2010 No Comments

Ease back into your week … swing by Hartley Nature Center. There is fresh snow on the XC trails, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, an Adult Night Out presentation on Minnesota’s Hiking and Running Trails by Kate Havelin, who has written two books on hiking and running trails of Minnesota.


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Apple Pressing at Hartley Nature Center!

Nov 04, 2010 No Comments

Families with preschool-aged children are invited to come to Hartley Nature Center this Saturday, Nov. 6, from 10am to noon for a program on apples and apple pressing. The program is for adults and preschool age children and the cost is $7 for non-members participants or $4 for Hartley members participants.  Class size is limited to 30 people. Please call 724-6735 to register.

More information on other monthly Saturday Sprites programming can be found at hartleynature.org.


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Howl-O-Ween at Hartley Nature Center

Oct 25, 2010 No Comments


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Aquatic Invasive Species Presentation

Oct 18, 2010 No Comments

At Hartley Nature Center this Wednesday, Oct. 20, @ 7 p.m. — an aquatic invasive species presentation on VHS and Asian carp: An in-depth look at how these two invasive species are affecting U.S. waters, will be presented by Marte Kitson, a program specialist at Minnesota Sea Grant.


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Fall Canoeing!

Sep 24, 2010 No Comments

The sun is setting on this canoe season. Get you last fix in at Hartley Nature Center.  This Saturday, September 25, from 10 am- 1:30 p.m., rent a canoe at the nature center and paddle around Hartley Pond!

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Wednesday night at Hartley Nature Center

Sep 22, 2010 No Comments

Adult Night Out at Hartley Nature Center:

This week, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.- Fabulous Ferns! Learn to identify our areas “top ten” most common ferns and which work well in home gardens. Speakers include Carol Andrews, President of the Arrowhead Chapter of Wild Ones, and Clayton Oslund, author of What’s Doin’ the Bloomin’?

Free for Wild Ones and Hartley members, $4 donation for non-members


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Wednesday Happenings at Hartley

Sep 15, 2010 3 Comments

Today, September 15, at Hartley Nature Center:

5-7 p.m. Staff-led Mushroom and Plant Walk- join staff as we stroll through Hartley Park to see what’s growing.

7 p.m. AIS meet and greet – an introduction to the aquatic invasive species found in our area presented by Marte Thabes Kitson, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Specialist and National Park Service Liaison for Minnesota Sea Grant.

More information at www.hartleynature.org


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