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Mountain Bike Skills Lessons at Stony Creek

Shelden Mountain Bike Trails are much more fun when you are good at all the fundamentals. Whether you are new to the sport or you want a refresher on the fundamentals. Take advantage of fundamental mountain biking skills lessons from a…

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Get Involved This Earth Day in Your Metroparks

Metroparks to Host Clean Ups in Parks and Highlight Habitat Restoration Projects in Celebration of Earth Day Earth Day is this Saturday, April 22, 2023, and you might be looking for a way to get involved. The first Earth Day…

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World Wetlands Day: Celebrating and Saving Unique Habitats

February 2, 2023 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor World Wetlands Day is an annual celebration of one of our critically important and deeply misunderstood landscapes: wetlands! Here in Southeast Michigan, wetlands have been under-appreciated and over-developed for centuries. According…

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Syrup Season & Climate Change

January 18, 2023 By: Steve Dishman, Interpreter, Lake St. Clair Metropark To some, the end of winter signals the arrival of migrating birds. Or perhaps the awakening of reptiles, amphibians, and some mammals from hibernation. And to others, it means…

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Where Did All the Snakes Go?

January 11, 2023 By: Samantha Volz - Park Interpreter  Winter adaptations: reptiles and amphibians   Many of us have long forgotten the reptiles and amphibians of summer but believe it or not, winter is a perfect time of year to…

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Bird of the Week: Snow Bunting

December 26, 2022 Look to open grassland, farm fields, lake shores and the edges of rural roads during the cold winter months to find this week’s Bird of the Week, the Snow Bunting. Summering in the arctic tundra of northern…

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Bird of the Week: Bonparte’s Gull

December 19, 2022 Breeding in the boreal forest of Canada and northern Alaska, the Bonaparte’s Gull is a migrant and winter visitor to Michigan. You can often find them foraging for food over open water above lakes and rivers, most…

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