Events

Upcoming events

• Outdoor Living Skills

  • Start
    September 11, 2010
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    02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Outdoor safety - a presentation on basic things families should be prepared for when enjoying the outdoors, such as how to identify poison ivy and other plants that can hurt/make people uncomfortable, what to do if you get stung by a bee, how to stay safe when hiking, etc.
  $3 per person
  

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• Leaf ID scavenger hunt

  • Start
    September 25, 2010
  •  
    02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Fall is a great time to learn to identify trees by their leaves.  We'll have field guides, instruction, and then a great scavenger hunt!
  $3 per person
  

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• Seeds and Plants

  • Start
    October 09, 2010
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    02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Many of our plants and trees are dropping their seeds this time of year.  We'll find them and learn about the fascinating life cycle of each.
  $3 per person
  

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• Fall Harvest Festival!

  • Start
    October 16, 2010
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    10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Our annual festival filled with Pioneer-like activities.  Come make your own scarecrow, make your own candles, enjoy a wagon ride, press apples into cider, play with pioneer toys and games, and paint a pumpkin.  All historic buildings will be open and we'll have live music too!
  $5 per person
  

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• Scary Animals

  • Start
    October 23, 2010
  •  
    02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Presentation on snakes, spiders and bats with live specimens.  Our wildlife manager will share the history of the species found in Michigan and show you they aren't really all that scary after all.
  $3 per person.
  

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