How to Find Agates Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.   A Presentation by Karen “the Agate Lady” Brzys       Karen Brzys, also known as the “Agate Lady” is the author of “Agates: Inside Out” and “How to Find Agates” and operates the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum in Grand Marais, […]

We had such a great turn out at the February 6th program (it was standing room only in the back room) instructor, Scot Stewart has agreed to an additional presentation and outing. We hope you will be able to join us especially our guests who didn’t get to see and hear the owls during the […]

Join us for a brief presentation and a winter walk on Friday, February 2nd, 6:30 pm. MooseWood Nature Center invites our members, friends, and the public to learn about and interact with owls native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Board Member, Scot Stewart will begin with an introduction to the unique hunters themselves through a short […]

Every year volunteers decorate a tree as a part of the Peter White Public Library’s “Winter Wonderland Walk.” We would like to invite our member families and the Marquette community to come out and make some simple crafts to decorate our special tree. Entitled “Who’s A Pollinator?” our educational tree will share fun facts and […]

                              Local birch bark artist, Rick Eckloff will offer a hands-on program on Saturday, December 2 at 1:00 pm. on how to make birch bark and acorn angels. These ornaments will look great on Christmas trees, as tags for gifts or as a […]

​Have you ever experienced a family member struggling with cancer or Alzheimer’s? Have you heard how mushrooms are being used to help with depression and PTSD? With mapping of the human genome and the continuing growing body of research on epigenetics, the 200,000+ molecules in mushrooms are proving to have incredible effects on the human […]

‘The Hope of Fungi Amidst the 6th Mass Extinction’ : Spiritual Experience, Medicine, and Human Evolution is being rescheduled to Saturday, November 11th. The program will share information on how fungi improve our health and their use in medical research. There will be an in-house discussion on fungi and the instructor will be available for more chatting […]

Join us as we present a discussion and slide program of “Are They Really Creepy Creatures” on Saturday, October 28th at 1:00 pm. at the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library to learn about an assortment of “creepy” creatures including spiders, bats, owls, snakes, slime molds and the jaguarundi. Are these creatures really as creepy as they […]

Unfortunately, due to very low registration and the presenters request to reschedule, the Nicole’s Adventures: M-m-mammals program (previously scheduled for Saturday, November 18th) is being rescheduled to Saturday, January 6th. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. We hope you will be able to join us in January after the holidays. Please help us pass […]

Nicole’s Mammal Adventures: Batty for Bats! Date & Time: Sunday, October 22, 10:00 am. – 12:00 pm. Recommended ages: 5 – 15 years Suggested donation: $5/adult or $10/family Description: Nicole is back and here to debunk the myth that bats are ‘scary’ blood sucking fiends! Join her at the MooseWood Nature Center to learn about the […]