A number of historic sites benefit from the Birch Island Woods which anchors the rural and natural settings that characterized Native American and late 19th Century life. The garden farms along Birch Island Road are Eden Prairie Heritage sites dating back to Eden Prairie's century old Czech community including the Picha family which continues to harvest vegetables, raspberries, and nursery plants. One of their farmsteads is being nominated for designation on the National Register of Historic Places and may be turned in to a living history farm which would market directly to customers and be open to children from local schools and the Eden Wood Center.