October 15, 2025 By: Sam Volz, Interim Interpretive Services Supervisor As you step into your yard this fall and notice leaves of red, yellow and orange littering your lawn, before you reach for the rake a lawn bags, take a…

October 1, 2025 By: Maddie Lukens, Park Interpreter When you think of gardening in the fall, you usually think of the ever dwelling first frost and the dreaded garden clean up. But what if there was a way to skip…

September 24, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor Warm days, cool nights, and leaves just hinting at orange and red- fall has arrived on the calendar and the landscape! While many animal species can be observed fueling up on…

September 10, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor While summer lingers on the calendar and in our beautiful weather, autumn and the longer, darker nights are right around the corner. While we may regret the earlier (and earlier) onset…

August 13, 2025 By: Steve Dishman, Park Interpreter “Look! Up in the Sky!” While not technically superheroes, these soaring raptors have some pretty super adaptations to their unique role in our ecosystems! Turkey vultures hold a special spot in the…

July 23, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor Summer’s seasonal joys are many in the Metroparks: fishing, golfing, swimming, hiking, paddling, biking, and just finding a beautiful spot to enjoy. But summer brings some challenges, too. Staying safe means…

July 15, 2025 By: Steve Dishman, Interpreter Happy World Snake Day! World Snake Day happens annually on July 16 and was created to increase awareness of the diversity of snakes globally. There are about 3,900 species of snakes found from…

June 25, 2025 By: Steve Dishman, Interpreter What is an amphibian? All amphibians are ectothermic, which means they can change their body temperature. They all are ovoviviparous or egg-laying. And amphibians lack the scales of a reptile. In Michigan, amphibians…

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…

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…