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; […]

  The MooseWood Nature Center is happy to announce the long awaited reveiling of Shelldon’s New Home through an Open House on Sunday, September 29th from 2pm to 4pm filled with activities, programs and giveaways. Shelldon’s New Home provides a larger and more naturalistic environment promoting his overall well-being and offering an impactful educational experience for […]

  Come out to MooseWood to paint turtle rocks to celebrate and raise awareness of Shelldon’s New Home on Saturday, August 24th from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. Full for all ages!  

Pollinator Champions:  Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 pm at MooseWood. Pollinators feed you. What can you do for them? Become a champion for pollinators. Learn about the amazing world of pollinators and pollination. Susan Payant, the “Butterfly Lady” will present a slide presentation. Recommended ages: Families. MooseWood Nature Center is an independent, non-profit organization supported […]

Mushroom Growing Workshop: Sunday, June 9th at 3:00 pm at MooseWood. Please join us at MooseWood Nature Center for this do-it-yourself mushroom workshop. “Mushroom Joe” will chat about mushrooms, their benefits, and the science and art of growing them. Your very own counter-top mushroom farm uses materials that you most likely have at home. The workshop will […]

In Winter, trees become more mysterious to us without their leaves. But they still hold clues to their identity in their twigs, cones, seeds, bark, location and shape. Knowing our tree neighbors’ names makes them more familiar and personal to us. It’s the essential first step to learning more: whether a tree is a native […]