Minnesota Naturalists' Association upcoming events

MNA Member Walk (April 18, 2026)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Butterfly Pinning Class (June 13, 2026)

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

We will be learning how to pin butterflies for display in this workshop! Melody Hanssen, an insect taxidermist and owner of Micro Mayhem, will be leading this workshop. Check out her work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micro_mayhem_melody/. Participants will be educated on hydrating, pinning, drying, and displaying butterflies. You will go home with a pinned butterfly that will need to finish drying before transferring., as well as a pinning board and display box. Please note: The butterflies will be non-native species as MN native butterflies are simply too expensive or too small to easily learn on.

Beetle Pinning Class (September 26, 2026)

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

We will be learning how to pin beetles for display in this workshop! Melody Hanssen, an insect taxidermist and owner of Micro Mayhem, will be leading this workshop. Check out her work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micro_mayhem_melody/. Participants will be educated on hydrating, pinning, drying, and displaying beetles. You will go home with a pinned beetle that will need to finish drying before transferring., as well as a pinning board and display box. Please note: The beetles will be non-native species as MN native beetles are too expensive or too small to easily learn on.