Animal Track Casting for Beginners Saturday, August 31st from 10:00 to 11:00am. Join us at MoosWood to create plaster casts of animal tracks. Attendees will learn about the process of creating casts and how they can be used to learn about animals. Supplies will be provided and attendees will take home their cast. Suggested age […]

Yoda, the Tortoise, Meet and Greet Sunday, August 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Book Reading at 3:00 pm. Meet Yoda, the tortoise, during this live educational event. Yoda gained fame when his story went viral back in March after escaping his enclosure in the cold Upper Peninsula. Come out and meet Yoda, and learn […]

Story Time at MooseWood Sunday, August 25th at 11:00 am at MooseWood Nature Center. The book, Secrets of Animal Camouflage by Carron Brown will be read. The program will touch upon animal behavior and adaptations. An activity will follow the storybook reading. Guests may also enjoy a visit in the nature center once the program […]

Tree Trek Saturday, August 17, Noon – 1:30pm, MooseWood Nature Center Come join MooseWood Nature Center on a tree identification hike around Presque Isle Park. Learn how to identify different UP species of tree, the ecology of UP forests, and how we coexist with these forests. Suggested age range: 10 years and up. To support […]

Gems and Jewelry Sunday, August 11th, Noon – 3:00 pm. Drop in to join our resident jewelry artisans for an opportunity to create your own jewelry necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Choose from Center-supplied shed snake skin or a variety of available semi-precious gems as the base for your pieces. Items can be mounted in sterling […]

Story Time at MooseWood Sunday, August 4th at 11:00 am at MooseWood Nature Center. The book, Fly, Monarch, Fly by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace will be read. The program will touch upon animal behavior and adaptations. An activity will follow the storybook reading. Guests may also enjoy a visit in the nature center once the program […]

Thursday, July 25th at 6:00 pm. Armed with an acoustic guitar and wry wit, Dave Martin writes open-hearted songs whose thematic reaches have included traveling, the Great Lakes, pirates, baseball players and his Midwestern background. The folk tunes on Martin’s album, Imagination in Focus, exude a charm similar to that of his musical influence, Steve […]

Story Time at MooseWood Sunday, July 21st at 11:00 am at MooseWood Nature Center. The book, Are You A Ladybug? by Judy Allen will be read. The program will touch upon animal behavior and adaptations. An activity will follow the storybook reading. Guests may also enjoy a visit in the nature center once the program […]

Hands-On Owl Pellet Dissection (with a tech twist) Saturday, July 20th at 2:00pm at MooseWood Nature Center Join Erik, the Marquette Naturalist, who will lead attendees of all ages in an owl pellet dissection. There will be a limited number of owl pellets available at no cost to attendees. An owl’s body can’t digest fur, […]

Recycled Papermaking Sunday, June 30th, 11:30pm to 1:30pm This program is a beginner friendly, hands-on way for kids and adults to learn how recycled-content paper is made. Bring your own materials with you! Recycled paper can include: printer paper, paper bags, junk mail pages, comic books, and gift wrap are all great options to try. […]