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Upcoming events

    • March 06, 2010
    • 10:00 AM
    • March 27, 2010
    • 04:00 PM
    • Blandford Nature Center
    Saturdays throughout March, come experience Blandford's popular maple syrup-making festival! Learn about traditional and contemporary means of maple syrup making! From tapping to bottling to sampling this all-natural treat, Blandford's Sugarbush Festival is an exciting time to get in touch with the natural world. Guided tours through the Blandford Sugarbush Trail leave regularly throughout the day.
    $3/person

    • March 27, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
    • C.A. Frost Elementary School & Blandford Nature Center

    Come join us in enjoying the freshly tapped and bottled maple syrup made right here at Blandford! We’ll be hosting the pancake breakfast at CA Frost, right next door, then hosting more festivities at Blandford. Take a walk through the Sugarbush trail to learn more about the process and visit our historical buildings. Breakfast runs from 8am to noon; Festival runs from 9am to 4pm.


    $10 adults

    $8 seniors

    $5 kids 1-12

    Festival only - $5/person (2 and under free)

    • April 03, 2010
    • Blandford Nature Center
    April 3, 2010 is Get Outside Day! for the Natural Leaders Network, encouraging all young people of all ages to get outside! From toddlers to teens (and younger and older too!), we want to see you out there!

    Come on out to Blandford for a hike on one of our trails! Each kid will get a free button and Passport Program participants will receive a stamp.
    • April 10, 2010
    • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
    • Blandford Nature Center
    Spring is here, and baby animals can be found all around, in the wild, in your backyard, maybe even in your house! You'll learn about the different kinds of baby animals you may find, and what to do if you find them. Live animals will be part of this program.

    RSVP 616-735-6240
    $3/person
    • April 14, 2010
    • 07:00 PM
    • United Methodist Church at 104 S Main St, Cedar Springs, MI 49319
    Blandford is co-hosting this series with Ranger Steve, the Howard Christensen Nature Center, and the Wittenbach/Wege Agri-Science and Environmental Education Center.
    All programs begin at 7pm, with pizza offered at 6pm (free will offering).


    Wildflowers      

    Wildflower natural history includes biological and ecological adaptations for survival in habitats. Colorful pictures show plant parts with little known secrets for survival.

    • April 17, 2010
    • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
    • Blandford Nature Center
    Join Tom Hodgson of the Haehnle Sanctuary of Jackson Audubon Society for a slideshow presentation on the Sandhill Crane. Learn about the history of this bird that came close to being endangered, from biology and behavior to mating and migration.
    Tom will also be offering free digital crane images and viewing maps.

    RSVP 616-735-6240
    $3/person
    • April 24, 2010
    • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
    • Blandford Nature Center

    Balance your life at Blandford.
    Bring your own natural objects, or chose from the ones we have collected here. We will help you learn to make a mobile that you can hang in your home or yard. Kids, bring those favorite toys that you no longer play with but can’t seem to part with. Almost anything can be turned into art, come find out how.



    RSVP 616-735-6240
    $3/person
    • May 22, 2010
    • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
    • Blandford Nature Center

    Come take a walk on the Wildflower side with Blandford's own Mary Jane Dockery. Explore the beauty  of spring while hunting for some of Michigan's floral personalities such as Dutchman's Breeches, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, and the elusive Wild Ginger.



    RSVP 616-735-6240
    $3/person

 
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