What is a Work Bee? We consider it to be a day that we are literally as busy as honeybees and work, work, work! It is the perfect time of the year to address any maintenance that is necessary after winter. At this year's Annual Spring Work Bee on Saturday May 4th; volunteers will arrive […]
Aquatic Studies School Program Location: Dahlem Date: May 9, 2019 Time: 8:30-11:00 am and 11:45-2:15 pm School: Columbia Upper Elementary School; 5th grade 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 aquatic life at both a pond […]
Who Lives There? School Program Location: Dahlem Date: May 10, 2019 Time: 9:00-10:30 am School: Townsend Elementary School; Kindergarten classes Search for animal homes and clues that animals live here at Dahlem. Discover where and why animals make their homes the way they do. Become a careful outdoor observer and discover the animals at Dahlem […]
Location: Dahlem Date: May 14, 2019 Time: 9:00 am – 10:15 am School: St. Mary Childcare and Development Center Nature is full of hidden clues about the animals that live there. You may not know where to look or what to look for but animal clues are everywhere. You’ll learn how to spot and identify […]
Signs of Spring School Program Location: Dahlem Date: May 15, 2019 Time: 10:00-11:30 am School: Jackson School of the Arts Description: Discover the wonders of a world awakening to spring! What are wild animals doing this time of year? Use all of your senses to experience the changing environment around you. See the shapes and […]
Spring Birds School Program Location: Dahlem Date: May 16, 2019 Time: 9:30-11:30 am School: daVinci Primary School; K & 1st grade Peer at our feathered friends through Dahlem Center binoculars! Learn about bird nests, songs, adaptations, and how to identify field marks during an interactive trail hike and hands-on STEM lab activities. Standards: K.LS1.1 1.LS1.1 […]
Spring Program TBD Program for Jackson County 4-H Cloverbuds Club members ages 5 to 8 years old. Members must register through Jackson County Extension Office 517-768-2040. Where: Dahlem Center When: May 20, 2019 6:00 pm-7:30 pm Spring program TBD
Join us Wednesday, May 22nd 6:30-7:30pm to learn from Jason and Seraina Killoran of Willow Garden about their experiences running their organic farm. They have been growing organic produce for Farmer's Market and CSAs for 8 years. On about 2 acres of garden, they grow vegetables and flowers to sell at markets year round. Learn more about them at www.willow-garden.com […]
Who Lives There? School Program Location: Dahlem Date: May 24, 2019 Time: 9:15-10:45 am School: Sharp Park Academy; Kindergarten classes Search for animal homes and clues that animals live here at Dahlem. Discover where and why animals make their homes the way they do. Become a careful outdoor observer and discover the animals at Dahlem […]
Preregistered program for Clonlara School (private school in Ann Arbor), K-12th grade students. Debris Shelter Building workshop teaches students why, when, where, and how. Students will work in teams to build debris shelters in the woodland habitat. STEM, cooperation, team building
