Harness & Hitch
July 21 @ 12:00 pm|Recurring Events (See all)One event on July 21, 2019 at 12:00pm
One event on July 28, 2019 at 12:00pm
Come out to the farm and join our teamsters in harnessing and hitching our draft horses. Then enjoy a wagon ride through our farm fields. Ask question...
at Wolcott Mill MetroparkEcosystem Excursion
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmCome roam Indian Springs Metropark with us. We’ll explore with field guides and nature journals to answer questions such as “what is an ecosystem...
at Indian Springs MetroparkSunday Night Concert – Lake St. Clair Metropark
July 21 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm|Recurring Events (See all)An event every week that begins at 6:30pm on Sunday, repeating until September 1, 2019
Bring your lawn chair and dancing shoes as you spend an evening listening and dancing away the night to some great music on the shores of Lake St. Cla...
at Lake St. Clair Metropark
- New Grants to Improve Access and Accessibility - The Metroparks Planning Department has been working diligently to expand trail connectivity throughout the parks while trying to improve accessibility of the trails. Several grants received in May and June will aid in this effort.
- Invasive Species are Fought by Volunteers - The Natural Resources Department hosts several volunteer days in the spring to target these early invasives. While there are many invasive plants on Metroparks property, we target garlic mustard and dame’s rocket in the spring because of their short life cycle. Both plants are biennials, growing a rosette the first year and blooming and going to seed the second. Garlic mustard starts growing early in the spring, flowering in early May and going to seed by mid-June.
- Give Me Spots on My Apples - Spring is the time for wildflowers in Michigan, but it is also a time for spring invasives. Invasive plant species are one of the first plants you will see in the spring, popping up and growing leaves right as our native plants are just starting to get going. The worst spring offenders are garlic mustard and dame’s rocket. “National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them,” according to pollinator.org.
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks is a regional park system created in 1940 by the citizens of Southeast Michigan, providing excellent recreational and educational opportunities while serving as stewards of its natural resources.