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Your Metroparks Volunteer Community

...the community of people around me.” Be like Bailey and join our volunteer community, we would love to have you! Sign up to learn more at https://www.metroparks.com/get-involved/volunteering/ or contact Katie Kowlaski, Volunteer Services Supervisor, at katie.kowalski@metroparks.com or (810) 494-6020.  ...

Free Fields Trips Provided by Your Metroparks

...must have 50% of students eligible to receive the federal free and reduced lunch program. To learn more and to apply for a Get Out and Learn Scholarship visit www.metroparks.com/getoutandlearn. “We love to share our knowledge with students through hikes,...

Your Metroparks: The Best Place For Social Distancing.

...time for everyone. But the staff at your Huron-Clinton Metroparks is here to help you make the best of it. As we like to say: “They’re Your Metroparks. The Closest Place For Quality Social Distancing.” Current Metroparks Covid-19 Precautions: https://www.metroparks.com/march-13-2020-metroparks-implements-covid-19-precautions/...

Why Prescribed Burns

...throughout the 13 Metroparks. The goal of the Natural Resources Department is to protect and restore significant elements of natural diversity while balancing ecological stewardship with compatible recreational uses. In order to maintain these diverse ecosystems, occasionally prescribed burns are...

New Grants to Improve Access and Accessibility

...a connection from the trails to Snell Road which has planned pathways to the Paint Creek Trail and the future Stony Creek Ravine Nature Park trails. For more information on the Shelden Trails project, go to https://www.metroparks.com/sheldentrails/. The Clinton River...

Magical Monarchs

...from using up the valuable fat resources that they have stored in their bodies. In March, these wintering Monarchs begin to fly back north, stopping in Texas and other southern states to mate and lay eggs. Females will lay up...

Fall Bird Migration

...on the forefront of many birding organizations efforts. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has created an impressive resource to study migration called BirdCast (www.birdcast.info). This publicly geared, and easy to use, website boasts live migration maps, migration forecast maps, and...

New Partnership to Support and Improve Rouge Park

...sports amenities in our much-loved Rouge Park, and the partnership with Metroparks will help to ensure that natural spaces in Rouge Park look good and serve our residents.” Full details of the MOU can be read at https://www.metroparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/00_March-Packet.pdf?x91894 on pages...

Full-Time Positions Open at Huron-Clinton Metroparks

...spots on our team, ensuring we’re representative of our diverse Southeast Michigan communities and that we’re providing the safest, most inclusive, welcoming experience outdoor recreation experience for all who visit.” Interested candidates can explore open positions and apply at www.metroparks.com/hiring....

Rules and Regulations

...any regulation of those rights. For a copy of the Metroparks full “Free Speech Guidelines,” please contact the Administrative Office at 810-227-2757 or visit www.metroparks.com. Horses must remain on established, designated trails only. Horses may not be ridden on park...

Business Opportunities

...administered by the Purchasing Department. Solicitations (Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposals, etc.) issued by the Purchasing Department are available at the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) website at www.mitn.info. Click here to view current Metroparks bid opportunities click here....

Bird of the Week: Trumpeter Swan

...efforts, the species was able to come back as a conservation success story. Ongoing conservation efforts are important for these swans still, since they are sensitive to human disturbance. To learn more about the Trumpeter Swan, visit https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Trumpeter_Swan/overview. Happy birding!...
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