Betty Dahlem Desbiens is an ever faithful supporter of the John and Mary Dahlem Environmental Education Center, named for her parents. In honor of Betty's dedication to Dahlem please join us at our fall workbee! It is the perfect time of the year to address any maintenance that is necessary after a busy summer. Betty's […]
Night Hike -- SOLD OUT 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 […]
Volunteers are needed to help carve about 200-250 beautiful pumpkins to line the Goblin Walks event trail route. Pumpkins are generously donated by Gee Farms Nursery and Greenhouse. Please bring your carving tools and creativity. Your Choice is to; 1) gut pumpkins, 2) carve pre-gutted pumpkins, or 3) do the whole job from start to […]
Dates and Times: October 27 Friday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm SOLD OUT October 28 Saturday 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm SOLD OUT BOTH NIGHTS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST (517)782-3453 EXT. 0 Fee per person: $9/member, $12/non-member (free for infants) Special Offer: sign up […]
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 […]
Pre-Order Your Holiday Poinsettia Plants Today! Pre-order your beautiful poinsettia plants by November 1, 2023. Classic Poinsettias are $14.50 each with color choices of Red, Pink, and Cream. Painted Poinsettias are $16 each with color choices of Purple, Chameleon, and Blue. And new this year is Succulent Combo 6-pack assortment houseplants. Poinsettias and Succulent houseplants […]
All About Turtles; meet live Turtles! Program is for ages 1-5 years old attending with an adult caregiver. Program Description: Have you ever wondered about turtles? How many kinds there are, why they have shells, where they live and what they eat? Let’s find out together as we meet our live turtles! Afterwards, make […]
Tree-ific Seasons Program is for ages 1-5 years old attending with an adult caregiver. Program Description: Tree-ific seasons wheel, a short walk to look for signs of winter. What are the trees doing? What else is different this season? Where are the insects and flowers? Then, we’ll head indoors to craft seasonal tree art. […]
It's that sparkly time of year again, a time when we all have the hustle and bustle of the season to contend with. Yet, in this busy time, it's important for all of us to reflect and to recognize the efforts of our dedicated Dahlem Conservancy volunteers and the work that they're doing here at […]
Nature's Textures Art Class Program is for ages 1-5 years old attending with an adult caregiver. Program Description: The morning starts with a story about textures and seeing-feeling different items followed by a short hike to collect natural items to use back in the classroom for experimenting with paints and crayons to discover the simple […]
