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Santa & Mrs. Claus
Lake St. Clair Metropark

Dec

10

Lights, Trails & Seasonal Tales
Lake Erie Metropark

Dec

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Santa's Candy Cane Trail
Hudson Mills Metropark

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Sunday with Santa
Oakwoods Metropark

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METROPARKS NEWS

Improving Water Safety in Southeast Michigan
Metroparks to Establish a Physical Presence in Detroit as Part of Partnership with Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Huron-Clinton Metroparks Seeks Public Input to Guide New Regional Water Safety Initiative

Improving Water Safety in Southeast Michigan
Metroparks to Establish a Physical Presence in Detroit as Part of Partnership with Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

13 Parks Across Metro Detroit

Over 7.3 Million Visitors Annually

Nearly 25,000 Acres Of Parks

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Oct 26

Come celebrate Halloween with us this weekend! Pick out the perfect pumpkin for your jack-o-lantern or attend a Halloween or fall-themed program. This week’s programs include:
🎃Family Trick-or-Treating at Wolcott Mill Metropark 10/29 & 10/30
🎃Halloween Natural History: Critters & Crawlers at Lake Erie Metropark 10/30
🎃History of Halloween at Oakwoods Metropark 10/30
🎃Fall Wagon Tours at Stony Creek Metropark 10/30
🎃Pick your Own Pumpkin Hayrides at Kensington Metropark – All October
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#YourMetroparks #MiMetroparks #Halloween #Pumpkins #PumpkinPatch #TrickorTreat #hayrides

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Mar 18

👁👁Made eye contact with this horned owl from over 100 yards away. Too far away for me to see clearly with the naked eye, but my camera got it!
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Oct 23

Pumpkin season is still going strong at #YourMetroparks! Pumpkin Picking Fun at Wolcott Mill Metropark Farm Center is happening today and tomorrow and Pick Your Own Pumpkin Hayrides at Kensington Metropark Farm Center continue all October long. Learn more at www.metroparks.com/events
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Feb 20

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Oct 22

Volunteers at Kensington Metropark worked with the Natural Resources Department to collect seeds from the native plants in the area. These seeds will be dried and replanted next year. Their work yesterday will help restore and conserve our natural areas.
Interested in volunteering in your Metroparks? Visit https://www.metroparks.com/get-involved/volunteering/ for more information.

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Jul 9

When you’re so focused on food that you don’t notice the creeper 😂
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Oct 22

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L.M. Montgomery
📷: @michigantravelist #YourMetroparks #MIMetroparks #WolcottMillMetropark

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Jul 3

Bunch of crown vetch is in bloom at Kensington right now. I’ve been going to this spot the last three days trying to get the shot I’m looking for and each time I think of something I wish I would have done differently. I’ve also been using the last three days to practice achieving “hyper focal distance” with no luck. It is a technique I’ve been trying to understand on and off for years, perhaps a decade, with no success. I thought this was the time I had finally figured it out, but back to the drawing board I suppose. If anyone out there is willing to teach me, please feel free to reach out. It would be most appreciated. I downloaded an app to try it with, adjusted all the settings to the apps recommendations and…nothing. I don’t know why my brain can’t comprehend this concept…

Purple crown vetch facts:

- Crown vetch is a perennial legume in the pea family.

- Crown vetch is native to the Mediterranean region, it is considered an invasive species in the U.S. and I can see why. It has really taken over this particular location at Kensington. It is very pretty though, and useful! Perhaps it was introduced to the park on purpose? 🤔

- It was brought over to the United States around the 1950s for its effectiveness in controlling erosion and soil rehabilitation via the process of nitrogen fixation.

Nitrogen fixation: Nitrogen is essential for plants to grow, our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen but plants are unable to use atmospheric nitrogen. Legumes contain bacteria called Rhizobia located in its roots. These bacteria are able to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a compound the plants use to grow. Once the plant dies the nitrogen is released back into the soil to be used again by other plants.

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