Minnesota Wildlife Passport

A group of the state’s iconic wildlife centers are joining together to promote wildlife education and ecotourism across the state to Minnesota residents and out of state visitors with a program called Minnesota Wildlife Passport to Adventure.

Set to launch on Monday June 1, the Minnesota Wildlife Passport to Adventure is a collaboration of the International Owl Center, International Wolf Center, National Eagle Center, National Loon Center, and North American Bear Center.

The purpose is to raise awareness of the other centers at each location and encourage visitors to make plans to visit all of them through a special passport program.

These iconic wildlife centers are spread widely across the state, from Houston in the far southeast corner to nearly 400 miles north to Ely (ee-lee) up in the Arrowhead Region.

Central to the Minnesota Wildlife Passport to Adventure program is a passport that guests will be able to purchase and activate at any of the participating centers.

Passports will include information on each center, a map showing each location, and journal pages for each center.

While visiting each center, individuals will collect a stamp just like a real passport. Upon collecting their final stamp, they will have the option to enter for a grand prize drawing that will include swag from each organization.

There will be a drawing annually in November at the end of tourist season.

Passports will never expire and visitors will be entered for the drawing in the year they collect their final stamp.