Blacksmith 101
Join us in the forge to learn how fire, metal, and a hammer come together to create a functional item or a work of art! Our experienced blacksmith will teach you a few tricks of…
Join us in the forge to learn how fire, metal, and a hammer come together to create a functional item or a work of art! Our experienced blacksmith will teach you a few tricks of… 
Bring your toddlers and preschoolers out to meet other families during Blandford Nature Center’s Toddler Time. We will explore new topics of nature and play each session with a Blandford staff guide. We will meet… 
Eco-Stewardship work focuses on habitat restoration, trail maintenance, stream clean-up and removal of invasive species (like buckthorn, privet and honeysuckle) on several sections of our 264-acre site. Education is always a major focus of the… 
Join one of our wildlife staff members as we take a few of our nocturnal ambassadors out to enjoy a late summer evening. Then we will head out on a hike to see what kind… 
Join us for a special event under the night sky and experience the benefits of Shinrin-yoku, a relaxing Japanese wellness practice also known as "forest bathing." Led by ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide Katie Venechuk,… 
Come out and enjoy an early morning of birding, bagels, and coffee in this monthly summer series! Master Naturalist Kristin Tindall will guide this first program to introduce the birds that call Blandford home in… 
Further your herbal skills by learning how to make a salve. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to make an infused oil and turn it into a salve with beeswax. Salves are a… 
Join Chris Swinson of Mycophile's Garden mushroom farm for an afternoon identifying some of the 1,000 species of mushrooms that grow in Michigan. We'll begin with a 1-hour lecture covering the basic terms, types, habitats,…
Bring your toddlers and preschoolers out to meet other families during Blandford Nature Center’s Toddler Time. We will explore new topics of nature and play each session with a Blandford staff guide. We will meet… 
Join ANFT certified forest therapy guide, Katie Venechuk, to explore the relaxing practice of shinrin-yoku and the beauty of the Blandford Nature Center Campus over the course of three unique experiences! This special 3-part series… 