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Nature Art Day Camp

REGISTER HERE Discover art in nature at this camp. Explore the Hudson Mills Metropark Acorn Nature Trail and collect items from nature to make amazing art. Spend time by the water while you create your own clay sculpture. Then explore…

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Make It at the Marsh

REGISTER HERE Join the Marshlands Museum staff and embrace your creative side as we make an array of nature-based crafts. Projects vary each session; we will not be making the same craft twice. All items are yours to take home…

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Nature at Night: Oakwoods

REGISTER HERE Let’s hit the trail and discuss the nocturnal happenings of Oakwoods Metropark.Is that a deer in the field? Was that an owl overhead? Did you hear that coyote? You never know what we might encounter during this exciting…

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Junior Nature Art Day Camp

REGISTER HERE Discover art in nature through this camp. This mini-camp is intended for younger nature lovers. We’ll collect items from nature to make amazing nature journals. Spend time by the marsh painting an awesome canvas. Then explore the outdoors…

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Butterflies of Michigan

June 4, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor After the rush of spring migration, where birds return with their colors and song after overwintering in southern climates, our gardens and green spaces might seem a little quiet again. But…

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Composting in the Metroparks!

May 28, 2025 By: Patrick Bigelow Ph.D., Interpretive Services Supervisor It is springtime! For the Huron-Clinton Metroparks’ Kensington and Wolcott Mills Farm Centers that means our barns and pens are host to many new lambs and goat kids. While they…

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Lake Sturgeon

May 21, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor When you hear the word migration, it probably brings to mind the arrival of songbirds in the spring or perhaps the movement of monarch butterflies on their southward journey in the…

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Animal Care & Health Workshop

REGISTER HERE Get hands-on with animal health and care in this full-day workshop! Join us for an immersive experience, starting with a mini farm tour covering the daily care and management of our farm animals. Participants will then conduct hands-on…

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Taking Steps to Reduce Beach Closures

May 14, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor One of great joys of a Michigan summer is a day at the beach- sand, sun, and splashing in one of our many lakes. And there’s nothing more frustrating than getting…

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