December 1-3, nature center volunteers will be participating in the Christmas Craft Show on Friday, from 5pm to 9pm, Saturday from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Select hand-made items will be for sale to benefit the mission of the nature center. Items may include:  photo prints, glazed pottery, an assortment of […]

Turkey Trivia Family Fun Walk Stop by anytime after 2:00pm. Sunday, November 19th. This self-guided walk will be available until 4:30pm Sunday, November 26th. How much do you really know about wild turkeys? Enjoy a short interpretive hike about a favorite fall animal, the wild turkey. Find the hidden turkeys each with a fun fact […]

Birding Basics: An Introduction to Birding in the U.P. Saturday, November 18th at 2:00pm.  If you’re curious about nature and want to learn more about what’s around you, birding is a great skill and a fun hobby. There are many great reasons to get into birding: it is low-cost; you can bird anywhere, anytime; a […]

Creature Feature: Lizard Diversity Sunday, November 12th at 1pm. Meet at MooseWood Nature Center. Lizards are a diverse and ancient group of reptiles that live around the world today. There are thousands of lizard species, and each has special adaptations and traits. Lizards run, climb, glide and even walk on water (very quickly). They range […]

Story Time at MooseWood: Wild Turkeys Sunday, November 5th, 11:00 am. We will begin by reading the story, “Little Tom Turkey” by Frances Bloxam. Tom is a wild turkey chick, who discovers that given time and patience, he will learn everything he needs to become a magnificent Big Gobbler. An introduction on tracks and animal […]

Just Added to the September program schedule! Creature Feature: Aquatic Insects Saturday, September 30th at 3pm. Giant water bugs, water scorpions, dragonflies, and whirligig beetles, oh my!  Have you ever wondered about the bugs that live in the water? Did you know that you can assess the quality of the water from the different bugs […]

Grow Your Own Mushrooms Saturday, October 28, 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Participants will be registered in half hour blocks. Meet at MooseWood Nature Center. Do you love mushrooms? Use your own hands to create next year’s crop of shiitake mushrooms in this activity. Participants will inoculate a pre-drilled oak log with fungus, seal the log and […]

Pottery Throwdown 10/13 Update-Tomorrow’s (October 14th) Pottery Throwdown has been cancelled. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. We do hope to continue this event again in the future.   Saturday October 14, Noon-3:30pm. Meet at MooseWood Nature Center. Join us in our last demonstration of pottery wheel throwing for the year, and try your hand […]

Fall Color Tree I.D. Trek on Sugarloaf Mountain *10/7 Sadly, tomorrow mornings (10/8) Fall Color Tree I.D. Trek on Sugarloaf Mountain has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. We hope you are able to attend a future program.   Sunday, October 8th at 10am – Noon. Meet at the smaller, north-most Sugarloaf parking lot off […]

Story Time at MooseWood: So Many Trees, So Many Leaves! Sunday, October 1, 11:00 am. Meet at MooseWood Nature Center. We will begin by reading the story, “My Leaf Book” by Monica Wellington, followed by a fun walk to gather fallen leaves of different shapes and sizes. Inside, learn more about the leaves collected, create […]