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Metroparks at Community Events

The Metroparks want to be where you are! From neighborhoods to libraries to local events, we want to be there too. All year long, you will find the Metroparks hosting programs and engaging in the community. Our mobile learning centers and interpretive outreach staff are looking to engage deeper with Detroit residents as we build toward our first Metropark in Detroit in 2024.

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks Water Garden will be the first-ever Metroparks location within the City of Detroit and will feature numerous opportunities for visitors to experience the water through winding walking paths, tranquil seating areas, educational signage and open-air classrooms where engaging programming with students and visitors will take place. Click here to read more.

2024 Event Details Coming Soon!

Metroparks at the Detroit Public Library

Your Metroparks is excited to work with the Detroit Public Library to bring programs to Detroit neighborhoods. A variety of topics will be covered across multiple library locations, with programs for adults, families, and kids!

Metroparks at the Detroit Public Library: Bowen Library

People of the Three Fires
Saturday, March 9, 2024 – 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Participants will explore the lives of pre-statehood Ojibwa, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples during this hands-on program. Our presenter uses artifacts, replicas, graphics, and interactive activities to help participants discover American Indian lifeways, tools, technologies, and modern language contributions. Participants will then try their hands at fire making with hand drills and at drilling with replicas of precontact pump drills.

Pre-registration is required through the Bowen Branch, call: 313-481-1540 or email ceagan@detroitpubliclibrary.org.

Location: Detroit Public Library, Bowen Branch, 3648 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48216

Metroparks at the Detroit Public Library: Douglass Library

Birds of Prey
Wednesday, March 13 – Noon to 1 p.m.
Participants will learn about adaptations of birds of prey through many tactile and auditory experiences: feeling bird feathers, wings, skull, talons; and listening to sounds of owl calls. This program is for adults 18 and up.

Michigan Mammals
Wednesday, April 10 – Noon to 1 p.m.
Participants will learn about adaptations of mammals living in Michigan through many tactile experiences: feeling mammal pelts, antlers, and skulls. This program is for adults 18 and up.

Cold Blooded Creatures
Wednesday, May 8 – Noon to 1 p.m.
Participants will learn about adaptations of amphibians and reptiles through many tactile and auditory experiences: feeling turtle shells, skulls, snakeskin; and listening to sounds of frog calls.  Participants will also be able to feel a live turtle and snake. This program is for adults 18 and up.

Pre-registration is required through the Douglass Library, call 313-481-1702 or email lbph@detroitpubliclibrary.org. To learn more about the library visit, https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/locations/douglass.

Metroparks at the Detroit Public Library: Lincoln Library

Master Rain Gardener Class: Lincoln Park Public Library
March 5 – April 2, 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

In this five-week class, you will learn how to design your own rain garden! Rain Gardens filter and cool stormwater so that our streams and rivers run clean. Join us to receive step-by-step instruction to create your garden, protecting your home against flooding and helping the birds and butterflies. And in the process, you will become a neighborhood expert!

Participants must attend all five classes, and plant or adopt an existing rain garden to earn their Master Rain Gardener certificate, sign, and t-shirt.  Classes will be held Tuesdays beginning March 5 and running through April 2 at the Lincoln Park Public Library.

After each class, there will be office hours available for 30 minutes for participants to ask questions or get extra help on their rain garden design.  There will also be a visit to a rain garden, but that is optional to attend. Each class focuses on a different aspect of designing a rain garden, and by the end of the series you will have planned out a rain garden for your own site!

Master Rain Gardener Classes at Lincoln Park Public Library will meet on the following Tuesdays: March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2. These classes are funded through a grant from EPA – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant: Protecting Lake Erie Marsh and Waters.

Ages: Adults 18 and up.
Time: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Location: Lincoln Park Public Library, Community Room, 1381 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park, MI 48146

To register and for questions about the Lincoln Park Public Library, please call 313-381-0374. Visit www.lincoln-parklibrary.org for information on the library.

Metroparks at the Detroit Public Library: Main Library

Life When It’s Snowy

Saturday, January 20, 2024 – 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Michigan winters may be cold and snowy, but these animals have special ways to survive! Families will investigate the different methods animals use to survive the cold while they compare and contrast using hands-on animal artifacts. This program is fun for all ages!

Pre-registration is required through the Children’s Library, call: 313-481-1402 or email msenay@detroitpubliclibrary.org.

Location: Detroit Public Library, Main Branch, Children’s Library, 5201 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201

Metroparks on the River

Join us for guided paddles down the Lower Rouge River and take in nature in a whole new way!

2024 Event Details Coming Soon!

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