Green Island

Del Tamaracks
Contact Information
Green Island
850 Scheer Dr NEWadena, MN 56482 - link opens in new tab.
Green Island is located just off from highway #71 on the north edge of the city of Wadena. Near the Pizza Hut watch for a roadside sign for Green Island turn east on that gravel road and follow to the end.
Get Directions - link opens in new tab.About
A privately owned 60 acre urban forest inside the City of Wadena open to the public during daylight hours for quiet outdoor activities such as: strolling, birdwatching, picnics, and
winter kicksledding, etc.
Includes outdoor sculpture ,a new forest, gardens, fruiting trees and shrubs, and a meditation hut.
Dates
Availability is daylight hours throughout the year. Of course, only fair weather conditions are enjoyable.Rates
There is no charge.
Green Practices
Pollinator habitat enhancement through native plants and flower gardening, native fruiting shrubs and trees naturalized throughout, reptile hibernaculum, apple trees, environmental education events for schools, some permaculture practices implemented
- Eco-friendly landscape/facility design
- Eco-friendly purchasing practices
- Organic or local food & beverage choices
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
- Water conservation/wastewater management plan