Early Childhood Family Education
Adult Basic Education (ABE) Early Learning is for children that have a parent/guardian attending ABE (Adult Basic Education) classes at the Wayzata Early Learning School. Parent/Guardian must be onsite for children to attend.
Wayzata Kids is a school-age childcare program.
Classes for all levels to keep you active!
Join us in-person or online for a cooking class!
Online Youth Classes
Introducing our Hike with a Naturalist summer series!
Join the Hike with a Naturalist summer series, led by Bennett Myhran, the City Forester for Wayzata, as you explore the Big Woods Preserve with your family. These all-ages hikes offer a chance to learn about local wildlife, conservation challenges, and how humans connect with the natural world.
**Parent participation required
June 25: Conservation 101 (all ages)
The Big Woods Preserve is home to an increasingly rare woodland ecosystem that once defined what is now the Twin Cities west metro area. On this hike, we’ll learn what makes an “old-growth” forest like this so special. We’ll discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by modern conservation managers in our area, and consider how we might borrow their insights.
June 27: Get to Know Your Trees (all ages)
If you live nearby, you probably spend most of your days surrounded by trees – but how well do you really know them? On this hike, we’ll talk about what makes these giants so impressive and what we can do to show them our appreciation.
June 29: Welcome to the Big Woods (all ages)
On this hike we’ll learn about the ins and outs of this unique woodland preserve. First-time visitors and lifelong enthusiasts are welcome! We’ll be stopping at a number of notable sites along the way to talk about trees, soils, wildlife, and how we humans fit into the equation.
Bennett Myhran is a City Forester with a passion for conservation, public policy, and our neighborhoods' forests. With over 15 years of experience in public and private sector arboriculture and horticulture, he has dedicated his career to cultivating greener communities through collaborative efforts and diverse stakeholders. We sometimes forget that even our developed environments are home to an incredible, interconnected network of plant and animal species. Bennett believes that this network can thrive when we choose collective, thoughtful, progressive management strategies.
Bennett Myhran
