Welcome to the Natural Lands
Visitors are always welcome to explore the Natural Lands. We ask that you follow our simple rules to keep yourself safe and the environment healthy.
About the Natural Lands
The Natural Lands encompasses approximately 430 acres of land adjacent to St. Olaf College. While fragments of existing habitat make up portions of the Natural Lands, a vast majority of the land that is now forests, prairies, and wetlands was restored from agricultural land. The Natural Lands serves as vital habitat to native flora and fauna, and a place of research, recreation, and relaxation to the St. Olaf and Northfield community.
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Cool Links
Engaging with the Natural Lands
What's New in the Natural Lands?
Learn about the Natural Lands
STOGROW
Discover the small, student-run farm providing campus with local, sustainable produce!
STOGROW page
Habitats and Management
Explore the ecosystems of the Natural Lands and how we help maintain them
Habitats
Inhabitants of the Natural Lands
Learn about what flora, fauna, and fungi call the Natural Lands home
Flora, Fauna, and FungiLand Acknowledgment
We acknowledge that the St. Olaf College Natural Lands exist on the traditional homelands of the Wahpekute Band of the Dakota Nation. We honor with gratitude the people who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We acknowledge the ongoing injustices that we have committed against the Dakota Nation, and we work to steward this land as a means of reflecting on, continuing the work of, learning from, and honoring indigenous stewards whose existence we have interrupted.
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