The Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center was founded in 1967 by Olivia Irvine Dodge. A pioneer in environmental education, Dodge was one of the first nature centers in the state of Minnesota. Over the past thirty-eight years, Dodge staff has developed an expansive environmental education curriculum that has been taught to hundreds of thousands of school children in our surrounding communities. Utilizing the inherent beauty and complexity of the natural world, combined with a passionate staff committed to excellence, Dodge strives to inspire a sense of wonder, excitement, and appreciation in all those who experience our programs.

Located on 320 acres in the heart of West Saint Paul and Mendota Heights, Dodge provides a glimpse into the diverse and beautiful natural heritage of St. Paul. From prairies, hardwood forests, lakes, wetlands, miles of hiking trails, a working farm, orchard, and bee apiary, Dodge offers a variety of unique experiences for people of all ages. Its many landscapes provide the outdoor classrooms for more than 50 different curriculum topics for visiting school groups, space for exploring preschoolers attending our premier preschool, community education on evenings and weekends, day camp programs for school-aged children throughout the year, miles of hiking trails, and prairie and oak savanna restoration projects.

Open to the public seven days a week our six miles of trails are open to hiking from sunrise to sunset. Come and experience Dodge for yourself. Print out maps and directions at:

http://www.dodgenaturecenter.org/mapdirections.asp.

Dodge Nature Center provides the perfect combination of factors that allows natural transformation to occur, especially in children. Your support helps provide the foundation for our mission of providing a place where members of our community can experience, study, and enjoy nature and in doing so be inspired to become responsible stewards of our environment. We look forward to seeing you out experiencing Dodge sometime soon.

Our Board of Directors

Kim Austrian
Community Volunteer

Bonnie H. Bennett - Former President
Adventium Labs

Pamela Burkley
Community Volunteer

Jon C. Cieslak
City Solutions

Blake Davis
Davis & Lagerman

Thomas I. Dodge
Northwest Airlines

Elizabeth S. Driscoll
Community Volunteer

Clover Earl
Community Volunteer

Litton E.S. Field Jr., President Elect
T.C. Field Company

Peter Garretson, Treasurer
Alliance Bank

Thomas M. Hobert
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

John Howard III
Distributed Generation Solutions, LLC

Horace (Hod) H. Irvine III
The Twist Company

Phyllis Karasov
Moore, Costello and Hart L.L.P.

Allan W. Klein
State of Minnesota, retired

William C. Kuhlmann
U.S. Trust Company

Robert G. Mairs
Linsco/Private Ledger

James L. McCarty
EcoLab Executive, retired

Mark Morse
Morsekode

Scott Mortensen
Bernstein Investments

William W. Owens, III
Minnesota Life

Daniel Pennie
BTC Management Inc.

Ann Schwitenberg
Community Volunteer

McNeil V. Seymour, President
Briggs & Morgan

Ronald Ulbrich
Mahoney, Ulbrich, Christiansen & Russ P.A.

Jan Voight
Community Volunteer

Ann Winsor – Secretary
Inver Grove Heights Animal Hospital