December 17, 2025 By: Paul Cypher, Park Interpreter I remember fondly one of my first encounters with flocking winter birds. While I don’t remember the year (perhaps 1991 or 1992?), I remember that a small group had settled into the hawthorn in the front yard…

December 10, 2025 By: Jill Martin, Interpretive Services Supervisor, 2025 Climate Action Plan Education and Engagement Year in Review As the second full year of the Metroparks Climate Action Plan draws to a close, I’d like to share some of the progress made in the…

December 3, 2025  By: Jason Smith, Supervising Interpreter Farm and Historic Center  It’s everyone’s favorite time of year! World Soil Day! Celebrated annually on December 5, maybe World Soil Day doesn’t rank up there quite as high as the many other winter holidays, it does…

November 26, 2025 By: Mary Barnes, Park Interpreter “I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” These words written by…

What Happened to the Trees at Lake St. Clair Metropark? If you’ve walked the nature trails at Lake St. Clair Metropark recently, you may have noticed that the tree canopy looks a little thinner than usual—or seen a few cut tree trunks scattered across the…

  REGISTER HERE To celebrate the upcoming winter solstice, let’s rejoice with an evening under the stars. Gather around the fire and take a tour of the night sky while enjoying some sweet treats. Our sights will be set on the constellations above as we…

  REGISTER HERE Enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience! In the area around the Kensington Metropark Nature Center, a variety of winter songbirds will eagerly fly near to greet you. We’ll help you meet them up close, understand why they do this, and provide tips for how…

  REGISTER HERE Discover and experience what makes Indian Springs Metropark so special, through engaging activities about human-wildlife coexistence! Currently, more than 400 animal and plant species in our state are endangered and threatened. Get involved as we share the story of endangered turtles in…

November 19, 2025 By: Steve Dishman, Interpreter After the sun sets, most squirrels call it a day, they sleep through the night in warm leaf nests called dreys. But one squirrel is nocturnal by nature and when night falls, it awakens to search for food……

If you’ve walked the nature trails at Lake St. Clair Metropark recently, you may have noticed that the tree canopy looks a little thinner than usual—or seen a few cut tree trunks scattered across the marsh floor. You might be wondering: what happened to the…