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Community Garden Sign Up & Mini Expo

Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

New this year - Before you sign up for your Community Garden plot, peruse a handful of vendors and enjoy 30 minute seminars on topics designed to get you ready for spring and gardening!! $12 Non-Members, $10 Members - this will get you into the expo and an opportunity to hear all four seminars!! 11:00am […]

Cancelled – Maple Madness Interpretive Tours

Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

CANCELLED  due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Thank you for your understanding. Maple Madness Interpretive Tours -- Dahlem’s maple sugaring operation is small but an ideal site to demonstrate the science of collecting maple tree sap and making our favorite tasty maple syrup topping. Sign up for an interpretive guided 1 1/2 hour tour at 12:00 […]

Cancelled; Signs of Spring Program for daVinci Institute preschool class

Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

Schools and programs are cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak Signs of Spring School Program Date: April 14, 2020 Time: 10:00-11:15 am School: daVinci Institute preschool class Description: Discover the wonders of a world awakening to spring!  Use all of your senses to experience the changing environment around you.  See the shapes and colors, feel the […]

CANCELLED – Night of the Amphibians!

  Cancelled due to COVID-19 worldwide outbreak pandemic.  We will try again next April 2021 during frog breeding season. What better way to welcome spring than to wade in the waters of our glacial pond in search of the season's first choristers: Spring Peepers, Chorus frogs and Wood frogs. Maybe we'll find a Leopard frog […]

Cancelled; Signs of Spring for Pirates Cove Pre-School

Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

Schools and programs are cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak Signs of Spring School Program Date:  April 23, 2020 Time:  9:30-10:45 am and 1:00-2:15 pm School:  Pirates Cove Pre-School Description: Discover the wonders of a world awakening to spring!  Use all of your senses to experience the changing environment around you.  See the shapes and colors, […]

Cancelled; Earth Day Celebration 2020

Schools, events, and programs are cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak With the arrival of Spring, the Jackson County Conservation District is excited to announce the 14th Annual "Earth Day Celebration in the Park" event which will take place on Saturday April 25th from 1-4pm at Cascades Park. This is a free family event for all […]

Cancelled; Mighty Naturalist Program; Life Under a Log

Schools, events and programs are cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak Life Under a Log Program is for ages 1-5 years old attending with a caregiver. Program Description: Some people might see just a mushy, rotten log. We see a fascinating habitat for all kinds of organisms. We see a very important step in the life […]

Cancelled Aquatic Studies for George Long Elementary School (4th grade)

Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

Aquatic Studies School Program Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic Date: May 5, 2020 Time: 8:30-11:00 am and 12:00-2:15 pm School: George Long Elementary School; 4th grade (Grass Lake) Program Description:  All life depends on clean water.  A study of the biota in an aquatic ecosystem can help determine water quality.  In this program, students sample […]