February 27 Winter Woodland & Owl Calling in the Tuscola State Game AreaLearn winter trees, shrubs, and wildlife. Have a campfire cookout. Call and shine owls at dusk into evening. Screech, Great Horned, and Barred Owls are possible. Tuscola State Game Area: South of Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan. Meet at the intersection of Wells Road and Cat Lake Road, 2 miles east of M-46 and M-24.
March 20 Maple Syrup at the Simmons Family FarmLearn about maple syrup production. Help gather sap for boiling. See a working sap house. Sample the product. Simmons Family Farm: 5321 North Branch Road, North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan. Meet at the Simmons farm house at 5321 North Branch Road, north side of M-90, about half way between M-53 and North Branch.
April 16 - 17 Saint Clair County Earth Fair at Goodells ParkTLC exhibit table. Goodells County Park: Lapeer Road between Goodells Road and Castor Road, Wales Township, Saint Clair County, Michigan
April 24 Embracing Our Earth in Huron CountyTLC exhibit table. Bad Axe High School: Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan
May 1 Point Pelee Spring Bird Migration in OntarioSee and learn migratory birds up-close. Point Pelee Provincial Park: Leamington, Ontario, Canada. For those in the Port Huron area, we will meet in the Meijer parking lot in Fort Gratiot at 8AM. Otherwise, we will see you at Point Pelee. Everyone will need a passport, enhanced drivers’ license, or birth certificate.
May 8 Silver Trails Spring Woodland WildflowersWalk through old-growth forest. Learn spring woodland wildflowers. Learn forest ecology. Silver Trails Scout Reservation: Jeddo Road west of Black River, Saint Clair County, Michigan. Meet in front of the Silver Trails Dining Hall at the end of the main gate entry drive.
May 22 Painted Trillium and Northern ForestSee Michigan Endangered Painted Trillium. Learn northern forest ecology. Port Huron State Game Area: Meet at Rynn Road parking lot between Abbottsford Road and McLain Road northwest of Wadhams, Saint Clair County, Michigan.
Port Huron State Game Area Spring Bird BandoutSee and learn migratory birds up-close. Watch experts net and band birds. Port Huron State Game Area: Meet in Beard’s Hills, along M-136 near the Black River, Saint Clair County, Michigan.
May 29 Mill Creek Aquatic MacroinvertebratesSample and learn aquatic macroinvertebrates. Assist the Mill Creek Volunteer Monitoring Project in water quality monitoring. Mill Creek: Meet at the Yale City Park, Saint Clair County, Michigan.
June 19 Beach Ridge and Swale Habitat in Fort GratiotCoastal landscape history and forest ecology. Learn unique vegetation and wildlife of beach ridges and swales. Fort Gratiot County Park - Metcalf Road at Lake Huron, Lake Huron Woods Presbyterian Village - M-25 north of Carrigan Road, Saint Clair County. Meet at Fort Gratiot County Park.
July 17 Minden Bog / Sanilac Petroglyphs / Wind TurbinesWalk across Minden Bog. Learn unique bog vegetation. Visit the Sanilac Petroglyphs and wind turbines. Minden Bog - Minden City State Game Area, Palms Road end at Black River, near Palms, Sanilac County, Sanilac Petroglyphs - Sanilac State Game Area, Germania Road at North Branch of Cass River, Michigan Wind One - Ubly area, Huron County. Meet at the end of Palms Road at Black River on the east side of Minden Bog.
August 21 Black River Mussels and FishCollect and learn mussels and fish of the Black River. Black River: Location to be announced.
September 18 Port Crescent State Park / Sand Point Nature Preserve / Huron County Nature Center Wilderness ArboretumVisit the shoreline, dunes, and forests at the tip of the Thumb along Saginaw Bay. Port Crescent State Park - Port Austin area, Sand Point Nature Preserve - Bay Port area, Huron County Nature Center Wilderness Arboretum - Caseville area, Huron County, Michigan. Meet at the Wal-Mart parking lot on the west side of Sandusky.
September 25 Black River Aquatic MacroinvertebratesSample and learn aquatic macroinvertebrates. Assist the Saint Clair County Health Department in water quality monitoring. Black River Watershed: Saint Clair County, Michigan. Contact TLC for exact locations.
October 23 Dead End Woods Sanctuary Fall StewardshipHelp TLC take care of this nature preserve. Dead End Woods Sanctuary: Northwest of State Road and North River Road, Fort Gratiot Township, Saint Clair County, Michigan. Meet at the dead end of Wilson Drive near the end of Blueberry Lane.
October 30 Silver Trails Autumn ForestEnjoy the fall colors of an old growth forest. Learn forest ecology. Silver Trails Scout Reservation: Jeddo Road west of Black River, Saint Clair County, Michigan. Meet in front of the Silver Trails Dining Hall at the end of the main gate entry drive.
November 6 James F. Gerrits Sanctuary Fall StewardshipHelp TLC take care of this nature preserve. James F. Gerrits Sanctuary: West side of Chateau Anchor Bay mobile home park, just west of M-29 and Bethuy Road, east of New Baltimore, Ira Township, Saint Clair County, Michigan. Take Lagrand Boulevard at Chateau Anchor Bay entrance to Normandy Boulevard. Meet at the north end of Normandy Boulevard.
November Point Edward to Kettle Point Birding / The Pinery Provincial Park in OntarioLearn waterfowl and other shoreline birds with the Blue Water Audubon Society. Visit the dunes, shoreline, and Carolinian Forest along the east shore of Lake Huron. Point Edward to Kettle Point - Kettle Point area Ontario, Canada, The Pinery Provincial Park - Grand Bend area, Ontario, Canada. Date and locations to be announced. Everyone will need a passport, enhanced drivers’ license, or birth certificate.
December 19 Blue Water Audubon Christmas Bird CountAssist the Blue Water Audubon Society with their annual bird count. Saint Clair County and Sanilac County, Michigan. Date and locations to be announced.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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