Mar 20, 2008 (Thu)    

Making Connections to the Land
7:00-8:30 P.M.

Learn a terrific new way to connect to a favorite place that might be a nature preserve, a park, a forest, or even your own backyard! You will learn how to take a voyage of discovery into worlds you never realized existed right before your eyes. You will learn to see "the world in a grain of sand". Our presenter will be naturalist extraordinaire, Dan Farmer. Mr. Farmer is a well-known speaker on nature topics. Progam will be held at the Oakland Twp. Parks Building, 4393 Collins Roa

    May 10, 2008 (Sat)    

Tenhave Woods in Royal Oak
***1:00 -3:00 p.m.***

Join us for a walk to see spring wildflowers in this 20+ acre wooded nature preserve in Quickstad Park. Spring wildflowers to see are wild geranium, foamflower, jack in a pulpits, trilliums, wood poppy, and much more. Royal Oak Nature Society & Wild One Member, John DeLisle, has kindly offered to show us the preserve. We can also stop to observe the pond life in the woods if interested.

We will meet at the park entrance off of Lexington Blvd. Lexington Blvd is located between Crooks Road and Main Street in Royal Oak. It is south of Normandy Road and north of 13 Mile Road. From the Lexington/Marais parking lot, walk east on the sidewalk alongside Lexington Blvd for a short ways, then turn onto the sidewalk leading up to the park. Entry into the park will be through the newly installed turnstile.

    Jun 28, 2008 (Sat)    

Fern Identification at Seven Ponds Nature Center
***10:30 a.m. - 12noon***

Let’s learn about ferns and how to identify them. So many of them look similar and can be confusing. Mike Champagne with Seven Ponds Nature Center will help us sort them out and learn ways to identify them. We will walk into an enclosed area that protects plants from deer grazing to see ferns up close.
BONUS: Come early & browse the rummage sale before our program
Seven Ponds Nature Center 3854 Crawford Road, Dryden Michigan

    Jul 19, 2008 (Sat)    

Home Garden Tour

Come and visit one of our member's native gardens. D.F. has offered to let us visit him at his Troy home. He and his wife have been turning their yard gradually into one filled with native plants. Come & see their great work and learn about what techniques have worked for them. Day & time may change. (Contact Barb for more info on this program