April 2, 2025 By: Taylor Haugen, Park Interpreter When ecologists, naturalists, and gardeners consider indigenous species, also called native species, they are considering a plant or animal that has evolved over a long period time within a certain area. That…
March 26, 2025 By Julie McLaughlin, Natural Resources Coordinator If you see or smell smoke this spring at a Metropark, don’t rush to call 911. This window of time between snowmelt and green-up is the busiest time of year for…
March 5, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor If you love your Metroparks and other local green spaces, and want to get involved in protecting them, one great way to do that is to volunteer during scheduled workdays. These…
February 26, 2025 By Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor A stroll through southeast Michigan’s woods and fields provides beautiful views and a great break from the stress of work and the daily routine. These wintry days are a perfect backdrop…
February 19, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor When asked about her inspiration, Halima Afi Cassells shares that the “throughline or thread of my work for as long as I can remember is “how to create a thriving, happy…
January 31, 2025 By: Stephanie Kozak, Community Outreach Interpreter Can Rain Gardens Be the Superhero Your Neighborhood Needs? To answer this, we need to start at the root of the problem: climate change. Climate change is caused, in part, by…
January 8, 2025 By: Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor Michigan’s many miles of shorelines may look simple as we walk along them, lounge on their sandy surfaces, fish from the reeds, and rest our boats upon them; but they’re actually…
December 18, 2024 By: Jill Martin, Community Outreach Interpretive Services Supervisor In January 2024, the Metroparks shared news of our organization’s first formal Climate Action Plan, (CAP). This plan has five goals developed to address, and react to, the impacts…
December 11, 2024 By: Ali Groulx, Park Interpreter The most wonderful time of the year has arrived! There is nothing like waking up and gazing out the window to discover a glassy, glittery layer of snow. Perhaps you excitedly check…
December 4, 2024 By Erin Parker, Interpretive Services Supervisor Late autumn’s charms are perhaps subtler than other seasons. Walking in the woods and seeing all the nests (birds, squirrels, and wasps!) visible on the skeletal trees. Hearing owls calling in…
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