Slithering into fall with Eastern Garter Snakes Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor, August 31, 2022 Garden snake, gardener snake, garter snake. All of these common names refer to the same creature, one of southeastern Michigan’s most common reptiles: the garter…
August 24, 2022-Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor As you explore the aquatic areas of your Metroparks this summer, have you noticed what looks like a miniature lily-pad covering the surface of some of the lakes and ponds? Though cute at…
August 17, 2022 -Trevor Markwood, Interpretive Services Intern From Disney’s hit film The Fox and the Hound to Dr. Seuss’s Fox in Socks, foxes are frequent popular media icons. However, while most people may know a little bit about foxes…
August 3, 2022 This week’s Wildlife Wednesday animal feature is Michigan’s only venomous snake, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (or EMR for short)! Like other rattlesnakes, the EMR can be identified by its distinct spade-shaped head and button-like rattle at the…
July 27, 2022 When you think about summer evenings in southeastern Michigan, the flicker of fireflies or sound of cicadas may come to mind. But do you ever think about moths? Moths often get an undeserved reputation as the dull…
It’s the time of year for Mother Nature’s light show: Fireflies! Often called lightning bugs, fireflies are a group of beetles in the Family Lampyridae, that use bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey. Bioluminescence is a "cold light,"…
The spiny softshell turtle is an aquatic turtle and one of the largest turtles in Michigan. Unlike most turtles, their shell isn’t hard but is instead soft, flat, and rubbery and the edges of the shell have small spines which…
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks partnered with the City of Detroit Parks and Recreation to conduct a prescribed burn of the prairie inside Rouge Park on May 11 in efforts to restore wild habitats in the area. Rouge Park is the largest…
Author: Erin Parker, Eastern District Interpretive Services Supervisor Where does water go when it rains? Imagine you could shrink to the size of a single droplet and let’s find out! First, where you land matters a lot to how quickly…
Is that a beaver? That’s a question that this widespread mammal is the subject of all too often. And with their dark brown fur and semi-aquatic lifestyle, they do share some similarities with their larger relatives. However, muskrats are a…
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