Enter the 2020-21 “Get Out and Explore!” Photography Contest 9/21/21 Update: Photo submissions are closed and decisions will be made by the end of the month. Winners will be announced at the end of the month.   The MooseWood Nature Center invites amateur photograhers  to enter the “Get Out and Explore!” Photography Contest – the competition […]

  The “Can for Critters” can and bottle drive is now complete. We are no longer accepting cans, plastic, or bottles. Thank you for your support. After October 31st we ask that you donate you cans and bottles to the Vista Theatre in Negaunee. They need assistance for a new roof! Thank you!  

When people talk about throwing pottery, they generally mean the process from the time the clay touches the wheel to the time the wheel is stopped. In this more general (and most commonly used) sense, throwing is the entire activity of shaping the clay on the potter’s wheel. Join us for a pottery wheel demonstration […]

We all love to drive and visit Presque Isle Park for its scenery, animals and location. With the release of restrictions from Covid-19, the increase in traffic makes keeping Presque Isle Park clean extremely difficult. Many times, we don’t stop to recognize the impact our footprints make on the island. Moosewood Nature Center is partnering […]

**Due to the recent health concerns related to the Coronovirus, the Maple Sugaring Demo is being postponed. We hope to reschedule this program sometime in April. Our highest priority is the health and safety of our program participants. We encourage you and your family to spend time in nature allowing nature to recharge your spirit and […]

MooseWood will host an owling event Friday,  January 17 to look for northern hawk, barred and great horn owls in Marquette. The evening will begin with a twilight search starting at 5:15 on Wright Street just east of Presque Isle Avenue for the northern hawk owl that has been hunting in the old city composting […]

Baking Soda Christmas Ornaments: Saturday, December 21st from 12 – 2 pm. We found the perfect way to catch that holiday spirit. Visit the nature center to make homemade ornaments with just two everyday ingredients you probably already have on-hand: baking soda and corn starch. Corn starch dough is fun to mold and can last […]

Local birch bark artist, Rick Eckloff will offer a hands-on program on Saturday, December 7th from 1:00 – 3:00 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 gift for a loved one. Other birch bark craft will be on display […]

Who is the MooseWood Nature Center? MooseWood Nature Center is a non-profit nature center open year-round located on Presque Park Marquette. Each year we hold our biggest Halloween fundraiser of the year, the Haunted Bog Walk. This fundraiser helps support costs to operate the nature center, food and animal care for our live animal exhibits, […]

3rd Annual Community & Bake Sale Thank you to the Marquette Community who donated their gently used items and yummy baked goodies during last years event. With your continued help we hope to continue to make this an annual fundraiser for your local nature center. This years Community Rummage & Bake Sale takes place Friday, September 6th; […]