Green Island
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.
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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.
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Green Practices
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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