The University of Minnesota/St. Paul Campus Greenhouses welcome and encourage school groups to participate in educational tours of the Plant Collection. Please take a minute to review our tour policies and procedures for school groups. (Tours for special interest, commodity groups, and other visitors are also available).
- Fill out a Tour Request form at least 3 weeks in advance of your visit.
- The tour fee is $2 per student. Checks payable to University of Minnesota.
- Tours are limited to groups of 30 and are scheduled based on presenters availability.
- One adult chaperone should accompany every 5 students who are between 3 and 10 years of age and every 7 students who are between 10 and 15 years of age.
- The building is wheelchair accessible; however there are some uneven and tight areas to negotiate. Please notify tour guide before scheduling if special arrangements are required.
- Due to the distance of the parking lots, it is recommended that students are dropped off and picked up at the greenhouse.
- Parking is generally available at the State Fair lot. For more information, please check the campus map.
- Please note that the greenhouse is a working teaching and research facility. As such, some hazards such as wet floors, open ponds, hard bench edges, and spiny or poisonous plants may be present
Please take these facility rules seriously:
- Look at the plants, but do not touch them.
- Move carefully in the greenhouses.
- Stay on walkways
- Keep doors closed animals and insects may escape if doors are left open.
- Please stress the importance of these facility rules to students and chaperones before the visit.
Teachers are responsible for the behavior of their students.
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