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Lake St. Clair Metropark Nature Center

...June 18 Monday – Friday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. View Park Maps Lake St. Clair Metropark Nature Center allows visitors to experience...

Wild Wednesday: Secrets of the Night-Moths

...secretive silkworm moths. If you’re interested in learning more about moths, mothing, and National Moth Week check out the resources below: National Moth Week 2022: https://nationalmothweek.org/ Moths of Ohio is a fantastic, free, online guide to moths: https://ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/wildlife/backyard-wildlife/Moths%20of%20Ohio%20Field%20Guide%20pub5467.pdf    ...

Bird of the Week: Black-throated Blue Warbler

...grab your binoculars and bird field guide and head out to one of your Metroparks for the opportunity to view this amazing warbler. Happy birding! Click here to listen to the Black-throated Blue Warbler’s unique “I am so lazzzy” song....

Oakwoods Interpretive Sign – Bountiful Butterflies

Bountiful Butterflies Butterflies come in a variety of sizes, colors and shapes. From the large swallowtail butterlfies to the tiny skippers, these winged wonders are truly a sight to behold. As you walk the path, see how many species of...

Strategic Plan

...Updates coming soon. Updates coming soon. Updates coming soon. Updates coming soon. Updates coming soon. CONSERVE & STEWARD The Metroparks conserves natural resources and actively stewards our impact on and relationship with the environment. Updates coming soon. Updates coming soon....

Parks in Partnership Highlight: Eco- Art and Advocacy with Sidewalk Detroit

...and other Detroit parks. In 2021, Sidewalk Detroit launched their Eco-Artist Residency with artist Patrick Dougherty. Dougherty, along with more than 150 volunteers and artists, created “Stickwork”- a large, woven installation near one of the entrances to Eliza Howell Park’s...

Air Pollution, Ozone, and the Benefits of Trees and Parks

...communities who carry an undue burden when it comes to the effects of climate change. Parks, from small city “pocket parks” to the 4,500 acres of Kensington Metropark can help all of southeast Michigan’s communities during heat waves and ozone...

Fighting for the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland

...about some of our partners, please visit some of the following: The Michigan Natural Features Inventory – https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/description/10671/great-lakes-marsh The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – https://www.noaa.gov/ The Great Lakes Commission – https://www.glc.org/ St. Clair-Detroit River System Initiative (SCDRS) – https://scdrs.org/...

Bird of the Week: Baltimore Oriole

...inches deep, with a small opening on top and a bulging bottom chamber, where her eggs will rest. To find out more about how Baltimore Orioles build their hanging nests, visit https://www.audubon.org/news/how-orioles-build-those-incredible-hanging-nests To hear oriole songs and calls visit https://www.bird-sounds.net/baltimore-oriole/?type1648...

Bird of the Week: Tree Swallow

...are great insect eaters. If you place a nest box on your property, it is best to put up two, about ten feet apart. Nest box plans can be found here: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-build-bluebird-nest-box. To hear Tree Swallow songs and calls: https://www.bird-sounds.net/tree-swallow/....

Bird of the Week: Yellow Warbler

...rivers, streams, marshes, lakes and ponds throughout Michigan in the beginning of May. Males have rusty streaks on their breast and can be seen perched near the tops of bushes or trees singing their “Sweet-sweet-I’m-so-sweet” song to surrounding females. These...

Climate Action in #YourMetroparks

...coming months. To read more about how phenological data is used to understand climate change: https://www.aldoleopold.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2013-paper.pdf To read more about climate change impacts people in Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/topics/mitracking/climate-change#:~:text=The%20region%20has%20gotten%20warmer,patterns%20and%20more%20extreme%20events. To read more about climate change impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and more: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-mi.pdf...

Current Projects & Improvements

...Creek Lake. Approved conceptual drawings can be found in the November 2019 board packet at https://www.metroparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11_November-2019.pdf?x91894 starting on page 142.   [foogallery id=”61778″] Maple Beach Kensington Metropark Maple Beach at Kensington Metropark will be receiving some upgrades through two projects...

Get Out and Learn

...Certificate of Insurance: Obtain this from your school’s finance office. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis if teachers meet the qualifications. For questions, contact Jennifer Jaworski, Chief of Interpretive Services at Jennifer.jaworski@metroparks.com and reference G.O.A.L. scholarship. Get Out...

Your Summer Starts This Weekend. And Your Metroparks Are Ready.

...rest of their visit. Please check the website or Facebook for updates on closures before heading out. And remember: They’re your Metroparks. Come on by, but stay apart.   For full details of all of our Covid-19 Precautions visit: www.metroparks.com/covid...

Metroparks partners with REI to encourage stewardship and recreation in the outdoors

...farm centers, and activities available this season. Stony Creek Metropark and Hudson Mills Metropark have guided and self-guided hikes specific to #OptOutside on November 29 (Black Friday). You can learn about the volunteer opportunities and hikes by visiting, https://www.metroparks.com/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory=196.  ...

Free Fields Trips Provided by Your Metroparks

...and its wildlife so up close. While Michigan’s weather wasn’t the most cooperative, it didn’t diminish their enthusiasm for the animals, bugs, or out hike in the rain. What a perfectly fun and educational field trip.” In addition, to an...

Why Prescribed Burns

...level of biodiversity that we have in these exemplary habitats. So next time you think spring – think about your local natural resources workers and what they’re doing to contribute to our spring landscape and healthy natural habitats! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maLA8LY5dqw  ...
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