Long Lake educators say hands‑on programs bring 3,500–4,000 students outdoors each year
Naturalist instructors at Long Lake Conservation Center in Aitkin County describe year‑round, discovery-based programming—canoeing, shelter building, lake-bottom organism studies and winter camps—that they say serves roughly 3,500–4,000 schoolchildren annually and operates on a 700‑acre county park.
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Mara Richter, a naturalist instructor at Long Lake Conservation Center in Aitkin County, said she first visited the center as a fifth grader and has returned as a staff member: “I actually purchased my grandparents place 5 years ago,” she said, describing a long personal connection to the site.
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