Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival is Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:00 am-3:00 pm Presented by Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc. and Dawn Foods This is a FREE community event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors! The Dahlem Conservancy is excited to announce the 16th Annual Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Festival this summer […]
Join us for a fun-filled evening of music at the Dahlem Center's pavilion! Intended for all ages - Family Friendly! Please bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blanket to enjoy an outdoor concert featuring The Harmony Gardeners. This is a wonderful free concert for the entire family! Come early to take a trail walk, […]
FREE Concert - No RSVP or tickets needed! - Bring your own chair or blanket! Join the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and Dahlem for a FREE outdoor concert performance! Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and sit under the trees or out in the grass and listen to a selection of summer songs performed by […]
John Blair will bring you along on this journey to create magnificent pollinator gardens on his rural property in Brooklyn, Michigan. He will also share all of the important design elements needed for you to create your own successful butterfly garden including plant selection, use of native plants, preparation and selection of your site and […]
Invasive Species Impacts and New Species to be On the Lookout For - with Shikha Singh Join us to discuss the negative impacts related to invasive species, learn about some species to keep an eye out for, and steps to prevent their spread to new areas. Shikha Singh is the coordinator for the JLW CISMA […]
Volunteer Trail Leaders (new & returning) interested to lead Fall school field trips are invited to attend this informative morning training session on Tuesday, September 10th, 8:30 am to 12 noon at Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place. Training will take place both in/outdoors. To reserve your seat, please RSVP to Naturalist Educator Carrie Benham at email […]
The Ins and Outs of Recycling - with Steve Nobel Recycling is an important step in reducing waste that goes to landfills and protecting our environment. Join us to learn about what happens to your recycling and some of the quirks of recycling. Find out what those chasing arrows mean and the new recycling symbol […]
Gardening for Pollinators - with Vince Ste. Marie Gardening for Pollinators – What are the alterNATIVES? Preferential planting of native plants to support local pollinators and ecosystems has been heavily promoted. Is it all hype or is there compelling evidence that native butterflies, bees, and birds prefer, and benefit more, from native versus non-native landscape […]
Urban Landscaping with Natives - with Vern Stephens Join Vern Stephens, of Designs by Nature, to learn more about how you can use native plants in your urban landscaping projects. Designs By Nature is a greenhouse in Laingsburg Michigan that grows only native plants of Michigan Genotypes. Presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Dahlem […]
Night hikes are pretty common for stargazing, but what if it's a cloudy night? Don't worry -- there's plenty to do in any kind of weather -- as long as it's dark! Let’s explore and use our night senses as the world around us awakens for night life. Who might we hear rustling nearby and […]
