Summer Newsletter June-August 2018

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. – John Burroughs

Field Trips • Workshops • Free Events & more! Inspiring people to be stewards of the natural world 1 Seeking Nominations FREE for CNC 2019 Board Admission! of Directors 400 S Badour Rd, Midland, MI 48640 Dennis Pilaske Paddling at CNC Executive Director Visitor Center Since 1966, 105 individuals have served on the Board of Located near the confluence of the Directors for Chippewa Nature Center, and we are currently Michelle Fournier Pine and Chippewa rivers, Visitor seeking nominations for future members Interpretive Naturalist Center features include: of the Board. In 2018, we bid farewell to Ecosystem Gallery with hands-on exhibits of CNC Colette St. Louis from SPACE, Inc, after ecosystems and a live reptile and amphibian exhibit six years of service. Colette was a tireless River Overlook with spectacular views of the Pine River supporter of CNC, serving on the Executive Committee, Leadership Transition Team, to observe animals through Wildlife Viewing Area CNC Board Development Committee, volunteering at one-way glass members, Jenni major festivals, conducting roadside trash Nature Discovery Area with nature-themed activities, books Bush (left) and pickups, trail maintenance, recruiting new and crafts Colette St. Louis members and so much more. Thank you Bur Oak Theater with short nature and history interpretive (right). Colette, for your years of service to CNC! videos We also welcomed Jordan Summers Nature Center Store offering nature-themed books, toys, as Treasurer of the Board. Jordan is a gifts, eco-friendly items and more Trust Officer for Chemical Bank Wealth Management and is responsible for Table of Contents administering personal trusts, investment agency and institutional accounts and Paddling at CNC...... 3 Jordan Summers advising clients on wealth management Playing in the Woods...... 4 solutions. He earned a JD from Wayne State University Law School, as well as BBA and MBA degrees from Northwood Calendar of Events he local rivers and creeks offer winding adventures Adults enjoy leisure time on the water, floating and watching University. Jordan and his family have volunteered at CNC June...... 5-8 Taround deadfalls and sandbars, often with spectacular for wildlife such as mink, beaver and river otter. for several years. views of native plants and wildlife. While some of CNC’s July...... 10-12 If you’re up for a more unusual adventure, join us on a trip The Board of trails follow the waters of the Pine and Chippewa Rivers, the August...... 14-16 in one of our 29-foot voyageur canoes. Modeled after the Directors is an best way to experience these waterways is to grab a kayak “freight trains” of the fur trade, large canoes such as these Discover the Homestead Farm...... 9 integral part of or canoe and paddle their waters. once hauled loads of valuable furs down local rivers and on CNC 2018 Land Restoration Efforts...... 13 creating and carrying Many animals seem less wary of a person paddling and the Great Lakes to trading centers at Mackinac and Detroit. out CNC’s policies oftentimes allow you to float by without darting for the No matter which boat you choose, we highly recommend Citizen Science...... 17 that ensure sound underbrush. If you’ve never paddled under a tree with a picking up a paddle and taking a trip in a kayak or canoe. Donors & New Members...... 18-19 management stately Bald Eagle perched above, watching you drift quietly You’ll quickly find your pace of life slowing down and your and business Volunteer Opportunities...... 19 past, you should definitely try it! Other wildlife highlights may senses opening up to a new perspective. Familiar places take practices, as well as CNC 2017-18 Board of Directors include turtles, fish, herons and other birds. on a new look and feel as you float down a meandering implementation of the mission of the organization. Along Spring, summer stream, the air filled with birdsong and the sounds of the with CNC’s staff, they play a critical role in setting policy and Become a CNC Member! and fall, Chippewa flowing waters. managing the strategic direction of the institution. Their input Nature Center CNC members help promote stewardship of natural helps shape the future of this organization. For a full list of Nature Center paddling programs check out staff lead trips resources and help us teach visitors about the natural world. the calendar inside or view them on our website. In accordance with the bylaws, members are invited to for paddlers of Check out the benefits below, and review the various levels submit names, including their own, of persons they wish to all ability levels Have your own canoe or kayak? There is a launch along of CNC membership online. be considered for a position on CNC’s Board of Directors. in both kayaks Homestead Road at CNC, and be sure to check out the Nominations are due by July 15, 2018. If selected, the three year and canoes. Kids universally accessible launches in Midland County, located • Quarterly newsletter by mail term would begin at the Annual Meeting in February 2019. enjoy Nature Day at CNC property on Chippewa River Rd (.3 miles west of M30), at the Tridge in Downtown Midland and at Sanford • 20% off registered programs Please send the name, address, phone number, and Camp adventures • Members-only events Lake Park. qualifications of anyone you wish to have considered to: all summer and • 10% store discount relaxed family See you on the water! Chippewa Nature Center trips down the Mark Robertson, Secretary On the front cover: Visitors participate in Family Yoga; Immature Bald Eagle Chippewa River. see pages 8, 11 and 15 for more information. 400 S Badour Rd • Midland, MI 48640

Chippewa Nature Centerwww.chippewanaturecenter.org Newsletter | Published Quarterly | • Summer 2018 www.chippewanaturecenter.org | 3 Calendar of Events June sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat 1 8-10 am 2 FREE Programs Affiliate Programs Bird Walk • Registered Trips• & Workshops 9:30-10:30 am *If weather• conditions are unfavorable, a program Story Hour may be canceled (determined at CNC’s discretion). 10 am-2 pm Geocaching 1-5 pm 3 4 6-9 pm 5 6:30-8 pm 6 8 am-12 pm 7 9:30-10:30 am 8 2-3 pm 9 Discover the Teacher’s Night Mid-Mitten Bird Banding Wee Stroll Families in Nature: Homestead Farm in Nature Chapter of Wild 9:30 & 11 am Frogs & Pollywogs Story Hour Playing in 6-9 pm Ones Mid-Michigan 6-10 pm ‘The Woods’ Rock Club Nayanquing at Night 6:30-9 pm 10 Valley Herb Society Jenn Kirts 1-5 pm 11 7-9 pm 12 13 8 am-12 pm 14 15 9 am-4 pm 16 Discover the Paddles & Pints Bird Banding Chippewa River Director of Programs Homestead Farm Kayak Adventure

1-5 pm 17 18 19 8 am-5 pm 20 8 am-12 pm 21 22 1-2:30 pm 23 Discover the Summer Bird Banding Pollinator Power Homestead Farm Exploration Days 9:30 & 11 am 2-3 pm Story Hour Read in the Woods June 17-Aug 18 2-3:30 pm 6-9 pm 7-8:30 pm 5-7 pm Midland Camera Slithering Snakes Evening Kayak on Celebrating the the Chippewa Painting the Club - Photo Show Summer Solstice Cabin 1-5 pm 24 25 6-9 pm 26 2-3:30 pm 27 10-11 am 28 11 am-12 pm 29 8:30 am-5 pm 30 Discover the Evening Kayak on Turtle Trek River Critter Fun in the Mud Rifle River at Discovery Preserve ackyard play may include fording rivers, creating a hero’s Visitor Center and Resource Building. This 1/3 acre space Homestead Farm the Chippewa Family Yoga Recreation Area 6-7 pm Hike & Paddle secret hideout, making homes for ants and toads, serving will feature a water pump, a couple of platforms, lots of logs 8:30-10 pm Fun in the Mud at B Full Moon Stroll CNC high tea for the fairies in attendance, and laughing through to walk on, sticks for building and for some portion of the 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat | Sun & select holidays 12-5 pm Summer Exploration Days it all. Research tells us that unstructured outdoor playtime year, a vernal pool. Benches and a table will be available for is critical to healthy child development. Time spent without parents or grandparents who need a break from play. It is Bird Walk Beginners and experts alike are invited the rules and constructs of adults helps children build social our hope that Sat, June 2 • 8-10 am to stop by the Visitor Center on this and emotional skills. Walking slippery logs, building forts from The Woods will Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult National Trail’s Day anytime during the sticks and learning to carry buckets of water, with or without become your Spring migration is underway with new event to begin your adventure in search drenching yourself, build physical skills. Nature is the perfect family’s backyard birds arriving every day! CNC’s variety of geocaches! Geocaches are small playground for our children with wide-open possibilities, few play place, a of habitats support over 200 bird species, containers hidden in nature that can be rules and an abundance of materials that can be anything spot where making this an excellent wildlife hotspot. found using GPS units and the coordinates that we provide they imagine. your children or Learn to identify birds with an experienced naturalist using you. Join the world’s largest scavenger hunt as you work at The challenge that many of us face is lack of access to this grandchildren’s field marks, listening for songs and calls, watching flight your own pace to conquer as many of the geocache series rich play place and worries over “stranger danger.” Many imaginations can patterns or using habitat clues. Birders of all experience as you desire! run wild, where children no longer have access to their grandparents’ 80 acre levels are welcome. Loaner binoculars will be available, or Discover the Homestead Farm woods and if they do, the chances that they will find similar they can dig, feel free to bring your own. We will start at the Observation run, jump and Sundays, May 27-Sept 2 • 1-5 pm aged playmates is limited. While statistically our children are Tower at the Wetlands Area on Badour Road. build the hours All Ages, under 18 w/adult safer than ever before, many parents are still hesitant to send Step back in time at CNC’s log cabin, away. Watch CNC’s website, enews and Facebook page for Story Hour: Over and Under the Pond their 8 year old out into a plot of land unsupervised. With timber frame barn and one-room school information on the opening of The Woods, and then pack Sat, June 2 • 9:30 am these barriers in mind and a deep conviction that nature is for a family-friendly afternoon. Special a snack and spend some time seeing where your child’s Thurs, June 7 • 9:30 & 11 am the perfect place for children to learn and grow, Chippewa activities and tours will be available; you may get to try your imagination takes them. Ages: 3-5 w/adult Nature Center is opening The Woods Nature Play Area this Come spend an hour learning about hand at grinding corn, pumping water, writing on a slate summer. The Woods Nature Play Area is made possible through the nature! The hour will include a story, board, working in the garden or watering the animals. generous financial support of the Midland Rotary Foundation and The Woods will be designated with a cedar split rail fence crafts, time outdoors and other age- Teacher’s Night in Nature: and sign and is just off Arbury Trail, affording easy access the Dow Corning Donor Advised Fund through the Midland Area appropriate activities. Community Foundation. Kayaking the Chippewa River from the parking lot and close proximity to restrooms in the Great Nature Race: Going Geocaching Tues, June 5 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ Sat, June 2 • 10 am-2 pm Pre-registration is required 4 www.chippewanaturecenter.orgwww.chippewanaturecenter.org | | All Ages, under 18 w/adult All teachers are invited to join CNC staff 5 to enjoy a peaceful, relaxing evening on the Chippewa River. Wee Stroll Summer Exploration Days Pollinator Power “Teacher’s Night in Nature” offers a personal experience in Fri, June 8 | 9:30-10:30 am June 20-July 2 (Theme: River) Sat, June 23 • 1-2:30 pm nature while enjoying social and educational time with other Ages: 6 mos-2 yrs w/ adult Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm • Sun 12-5 pm Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult teachers. We’ll head outside for our main activity (so dress This program is designed for parents to All Ages, under 18 w/adult Celebrate National Pollinator Week! Join for the weather!), then conclude with light refreshments. take a guided walk with their child, learn Themed experiments, games and crafts CNC Educator, pollinator enthusiast, and Mid-Michigan Rock Club about the outdoors and learn ways to throughout the Visitor Center will hobbyist beekeeper Christina Schall for Tues, June 5 • 6-9 pm introduce children to the natural world around them. highlight the unique characteristics of an in-depth insect adventure. With nets Join MMRC, a group of rockhounds, Families in Nature: each ecosystem. Themes change bi-weekly, so be sure to stop we will search CNC’s meadows for butterflies, native bees, artisans, collectors and scientists that Frogs and Pollywogs back throughout the summer to explore them all! (Program and other pollinating insects. Bring a clean soup can or coffee meet to discuss our avocation and Sat, June 9 • 2-3pm not available on July 3) mug to create your very own native pollinator nest for your educate the public about geology-related All Ages, under 18 w/adult Slithering Snakes garden. Wear long pants. topics, for their monthly meeting. www.midmichrockclub.com. Whether you’re young or just young Wed, June 20 • 2-3:30 pm Read in the Woods Mid-Mitten Chapter of Wild Ones: at heart, grab your mud boots for an All Ages, under 18 w/adult Sat, June 23 • 2-3 pm Tour Averill Preserve in Midland County afternoon at the pond! We’ll meet at the Visitor Center to Intrigued by nature’s legless and scaly All Ages, under 18 w/adult Wed, June 6 • 6:30-8 pm learn about CNC’s common frogs and handling techniques reptiles? Join Naturalist and snake Starting in “The Woods”, CNC’s new Join Little Forks Conservancy (LFC) members Ed Elliott and before heading out to the ponds and wet woodlands to enthusiast Michelle Fournier as we head Nature Play Area, enjoy a story and Randall Schoen to explore the new all-access trail and shelter experience these charming and slimy amphibians first hand. out on the trails in search of snakes. related activities before venturing out to next to the accessible parking lot. From the new observation Paddles & Pints Along the way, we’ll explore what makes snakes special in the find your own reading nook in nature. deck, discover the exceptional view of the Tittabawassee Tues, June 12 • 7-9 pm animal world. Perhaps we’ll even get some up close looks at Families are invited to stop by the Grace A. Dow Memorial River. We’ll walk to LFC’s new nature play area. Meet at Averill Register by June 10 • Ages: 21+ live snakes! Library ahead of time for books, bring a blanket or lawn Preserve on Saginaw Rd west of Midland. Fee: $35 | 28/CNC member Story Hour: The Longest Day chair, and seek out a shady tree, a grassy meadow, or a Spend an evening kayaking down the Thurs, June 21 • 9:30 & 11 am comfy bench to read together. If weather is poor, stories and For more information, please contact Jeanne Henderson at activities will take place in the Visitor Center. [email protected] or 989.631.0830. Chippewa River with a naturalist as you Ages: 3-5 w/adult look for turtles, fish, eagles and other wildlife. We’ll end in Come spend an hour learning about This program is offered in partnership with the Grace A. Dow Bird Banding downtown Midland where we’ll wrap up the trip with a nature! The hour will include a story, Memorial Library. Thursdays, June 7, 14 & 21 short walk to WhichCraft Taproom for a refreshing drink. crafts, time outdoors and other age- Painting the Cabin 8 am-12 pm A $10 voucher is included with registration. Meet at the appropriate activities. Sat, June 23 • 5-7 pm Ages: 5 +, under 18 w/adult Farmer’s Market in Downtown Midland where CNC staff Celebrating the Summer Solstice Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult You won’t want to miss this opportunity will shuttle participants via 15-passenger van to CNC’s Register by June 20 to see resident and migratory birds Thurs, June 21 • 7-8:30 pm canoe/kayak launch. All Ages, under 18 w/adult Fee: $40 | 32/CNC member up close, as birds are caught in mist nets and banded for Spend an evening getting in touch with research. Join Mike Bishop, Alma College instructor and Chippewa River Kayak Adventure The Summer Solstice marks the longest Sat, June 16 • 9 am-4 pm day of the year. Celebrate the first day of your inner artist at the Homestead Farm. We are partnering researcher, and CNC staff at the east wetlands parking lot with Captured Community Artist, Ashley David, who will off Grey Road (the gate will be open during banding hours). Register by June 11 • Ages: 18+ summer with s’mores around a campfire Fee: $40 | 32/CNC member and nature games at the Homestead. provide the materials and instruction for you to create a Nayanquing at Night Join Naturalists Michelle Fournier and Homestead Cabin painting. No artistic talent is necessary – Thurs, June 7 • 6-10 pm Jeanne Henderson on this extended please dress for the weather (we will be outdoors unless the Register by June 3 kayak trip down a section of river that few experience. We’ll Evening Kayak on the Chippewa River weather is unfavorable). Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult put in at Magruder Road and paddle to CNC’s Chippewa Fri, June 22 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ Turtle Trek Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member River Universal Access site, with a lunch break at Midland Register by June 20 Wed, June 27 • 2-3:30 pm Join Naturalists Jeanne Henderson and County’s Manitou Park. Besides enjoying the incredible river Tues, June 26 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ All Ages, under 18 w/adult Tom Lenon for this evening trip to Nayanquing Point on scenery, we may see wildlife like eagles, herons, turtles and Register by June 23 Trek the Nature Center property with Saginaw Bay. At this outstanding wetlands area, we will look muskrats that call this river home. Participants should dress Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member a CNC naturalist in search of one of and listen for American Bittern, Least Bittern, Black-crowned for changing weather conditions through the day and bring a nature’s more timid predators - the turtle. Night Heron, Yellow-headed Blackbirds and many other Spend an evening paddling down the sack lunch, snacks and beverages. CNC will provide a kayak, Chippewa River with a naturalist as you look for turtles, We may find shy Blanding’s turtles, robust Snapping turtles, birds from an observation tower and the dikes adjacent paddle and life jacket for each participant. sunny Common Map turtles and more. to the wetlands. We will travel in a CNC van and loaner fish, herons, hawks and eagles. After meeting at the Visitor binoculars will be available. Midland Camera Club Photo Show Center, you will travel to the Universal Access Site via Full Moon Stoll Sun, June 17-Sat, Aug 18 CNC van and begin your leisurely paddle down river back Thurs, June 28 • 8:30-10 pm Valley Herb Society: Current Mist Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm • Sun 12-5 pm to the Nature Center. CNC will provide a kayak, paddle and Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult LLC Winery Tour & Taste All Ages, under 18 w/adult life jacket for each participant. June is the Strawberry moon because it is Thurs, June 7 • 6:30-9 pm For over 65 years the Midland time to gather ripening strawberries. We $5/each for tasting Camera Club has been helping local will pass through the Homestead farm as VHS furthers the knowledge, photographers in Midland become better at capturing we listen and look for wildlife in the fields propagation and use of herbs. For more images. The display can be seen in the lobby of the Visitor and woods. Wear dark clothing and bring a flashlight information or to RSVP contact Cathy at cdevendorf@ Center during regular hours. The majority of these photos chippewanaturecenter.org. of plants, wildlife and scenery were taken in the local area. For details go to midlandcameraclub.tripod.com. 6 7 River Critters Family Yoga Thurs, June 28 • 10-11 am Fee: $5 | 4/CNC member WALK Pre-registration is required Ages: 3+, under 18 w/adult MIDLAND There’s a natural connection between June 4-Aug 6 nature and yoga, so CNC and Well- Bean are teaming up to provide a program that blends yoga, nature, education, cooperative games, breathing and relaxation! This fun and interactive program is designed Midland Parks and Recreation, in conjunction Discover the with , to bring families together to nurture relationships and an MidMichigan Health Chippewa Nature Homestead Farm appreciation of the outdoors. Classes will be held at the Center and Dow Health Services, will host six Homestead Farm, but will move to the Visitor Center in walking locations throughout the week through case of rain. Please bring a towel or yoga mat for each family this community program which emphasizes the Cathy Fitzpatrick member. importance of wellness. At each two-mile walk, Historical Interpreter Fun in the Mud: drawings will be held for prizes. Participants will International Mud Day also be registered for the grand prize trip for two Fri, June 29 • 11 am-12 pm to Mackinac Island over Labor Day weekend to he cold spring days of maple sugaring are over, and the stovetop. Lend a hand by helping to grind some nutmeg at Discovery Preserve in Bay City walk the Mackinac Bridge. The trip includes a stay Tsummer has finally arrived at CNC’s Homestead. Once or cinnamon. Not a cook? Try your hand at washing clothes, Fri, June 29 • 6-7 pm at the Grand Hotel, their world-renowned meals hidden under the hushed blanket of winter snow, the pumping water or carding wool. If you’re feeling competitive, at Chippewa Nature Center and activities in conjunction with the Hotel’s “Jazzy homestead is bursting with life and inviting you to visit. Pigs ask to play the cabin scavenger hunt, or dive into the chest of All Ages, under 18 w/adult Weekend.” This drawing will be held on Thurs, and piglets are rolling in the mud, while the Leicester Sheep 19th century games. And don’t worry, if you work up a sweat, It’s International Mud Day, and you’re invited to join CNC Aug 9 (winner need not be present to win). lounge in the shade of their shelter. Chickens squawk to find the fence that isn’t holding any animals. Do you see it? Slip staff to celebrate! Bring your boots and prepare to get invite you into their coop, and cows graze the fields. on down the hill and check muddy as we explore what creatures live in the pond “muck,” WEEKLY WALKING SCHEDULE Across the way, the schoolhouse beckons to eager out what is beneath. They make mud animal tracks and just have fun playing in mud! didn’t have air conditioning Mondays at Midland City Forest – 6 pm students. As you enter, thumb through a McGuffey reader Rifle River Recreation Area to appreciate the education that students received in a in the 1870s, but they did Hike and Paddle Tuesdays at Stratford Woods – 6 pm one-room school over a century ago. In the schoolyard, have root cellars! Sat, June 30 • 8:30 am-5 pm Wednesdays at Chippewa Nature Center – 6 pm hop on a pair of stilts, send a graces hoop sailing through The Homestead Farm takes Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult the air or sit in the shade and watch our 37 star US flag us back to a time when Register by June 24 June 6, 13, 20, 27 flutter in the breeze. people lived closer to the Fee: $40 | 32/CNC member July 11, 18, 25 Your visit land. Chores were done Join Naturalists Jeanne Henderson and Aug 1, 8 isn’t complete by hand, community was Victoria Zablocki for a morning hike at a unique wetland without the essential and nights were filled with a variety of special plants including sundew, pitcher Thursdays at MidMichigan Medical Center – 6 pm wonderful dark. Join us on Sunday plants and sphagnum moss. After a picnic lunch, explore Fridays at East End Building (South Side) – 8 am aroma of the afternoons, May 29-Sept 2, from 1-5 pm to explore the a lake via kayak looking for turtles, fish, trumpeter swans, cabin’s kitchen. past and our connection to plants and animals on the farm. eagles and more. Plan to hike about two miles in the morning Sundays at the Farmer’s Market – 6 pm There you’ll Better yet, roll up your sleeves and become a Homestead and paddle throughout the afternoon. Bring a lunch, snacks www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/walk find volunteers volunteer. The experience is perfect for families, teens, college and beverages. All kayak equipment will be provided and using traditional students, teachers, retirees and anyone who is interested in loaner binoculars will be available. recipes as they experiencing something new and sharing it with others. To Jenn Kirts Receives NAI Honor bake in the oven learn more, contact Cathy Fitzpatrick, Historical Interpreter, at [email protected] Jenn Kirts, Director of Programs at CNC, Traditional games and cook on Nature Center Store received the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Master Interpretive you want to see birds up close, plan to stop by Manager award for the Great Lakes 2018 Bird Banding If the bird banding station this spring and summer! Region at the recent Regional Interpreters Ages: 5+, under 18 w/adult Migratory and resident songbirds are caught in mist Workshop in Traverse City, MI. She Thursdays | 8 am-12 pm nets and banded for research purposes. Mike Bishop, received the award for her commitment experienced bird bander, collects data on each bird then to programming, fundraising, site May 31 explains plumage details and natural history information FREE! management, facility and staff development June 7, 14 & 21 before releasing the birds. The banding station will be set and her involvement in NAI. Jenn’s career at CNC began July 12 & 26 up at the east Wetlands Area parking lot off Grey Road. in 2002 as a Nature Day Camp counselor. She became an Nature-themed toys, gifts, books and more! Aug 2 & 9 *If it is raining or windy, banding will not take place or may end early. If weather is Educator in 2005, Nature Day Camp Director in 2007 and questionable, call the front office after 8 am on the day of the scheduled banding. Director of Programs in 2017. Congratulations on this well- deserved honor, Jenn! 8 www.chippewanaturecenter.org | 9 Important Pollinators Read in the Woods Calendar of Events Wed, July 11 • 2-3:30 pm Sat, July 14 • 10-11 am All Ages, under 18 w/adult All Ages, under 18 w/adult July Using nets, bug boxes and field guides, See Description on page 7. This program is sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat we’ll search for pollinators that benefit offered in partnership with the Grace A. Dow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 humans and wildlife. Native bees, beetles Memorial Library. 12- 5 pm 8 am-5 pm 8 am-5 pm Summer Exploration Days Summer Exploration Days and butterflies move pollen between flowers, contributing Families in Nature: River Ramble 8-11 pm 9 am-4 pm to our food supply of fruits, nuts and seeds. 1-5 pm Members Only CNC Stewards: Sat, July 14 • 2-3 pm Discover the 4th of July Butterfly Count Bird Banding All Ages, under 18 w/adult Homestead Farm Celebration Thursdays, July 12 & 26 Spend your summer afternoon IN the 8 9 10 11 8 am-12 pm 12 13 14 8 am-12 pm river! Meet Naturalist Michelle Fournier 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat Summer Exploration Days Bird Banding 10-11 am Ages: 5 +, under 18 w/adult at CNC’s Canoe/Kayak Launch to 1-5 pm 6-9 pm 2-3:30 pm Family Yoga 9:30-10:30 am 10-11 am Important Wee Stroll Read in the Woods See description on page 6. explore what lives in the river. We’ll turn over stones and Discover the Evening Kayak on 6-10 pm Homestead Farm the Chippewa Pollinators Saginaw Bay by 2-3 pm use nets to get an up close view of the river’s inhabitants Voyageur Canoe Families in Nature: including clams, crayfish and caddisflies. Bring sturdy water River Ramble Meadow Family Yoga shoes (old tennis shoes work great) and clothes that can get Thurs, July 12 • 10-11 am wet. Life jackets will be provided. 15 16 6-9 pm 17 18 9:30 & 11 am 19 20 10:30 am-12 pm 21 Pre-registration required 12- 5 pm 8 am-5 pm Evening Kayak on 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat Story Hour Reptiles & 3-4:30 pm Amphibians at Grapevine Wreath Making Workshop Summer Exploration Days the Chippewa Summer Ages: 3+, under 18 w/adult 1-5 pm Exploration Days Nature Tour by Riverview Natural Fee: $5 | 4/CNC member Wed, July 18 • 6:30-8:30 pm Golf Cart Area Discover the 6:30-8:30 pm Register by July 11 Grapevine Wreath 9:30-10:30 pm 3-4 pm 1-3 pm There’s a natural connection between Homestead Farm Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult Making Workshop Moth Night Turtle Time CNC Stewards nature and yoga, so CNC and Well-Bean are teaming up Fee: $25 | 20/CNC member 22 23 24 25 8 am-12 pm 26 27 28 to provide a program that blends yoga, nature, education, 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat Summer Exploration Days Bird Banding Using natural materials and a simple 3-4 pm cooperative games, breathing and relaxation! This fun 1-5 pm 2-3:30 pm Insect Safari at 8:30-10 pm knife, Interpretive Naturalist Jeanne Discover the Orienteering Discovery Preserve Full Moon Stroll and interactive program is designed to bring families Henderson, will lead you through the process of creating Homestead Farm 6-9 pm together to nurture relationships and an appreciation of your own grapevine wreath. Meet at the Homestead timber Evening Kayak on the outdoors. Classes will be held at the Homestead Farm, frame barn. the Chippewa but will move to the Visitor Center in case of rain. Please bring Story Hour: The Dandelion Seed 12- 5 pm 29 8 am-5 pm 30 7-9 pm 31 FREE Programs Affiliate Programs Summer Exploration Days Paddles & Pints a towel or yoga mat for each family member. Thurs, July 19 • 9:30 & 11 am 1-5 pm • Registered Trips• & Workshops * Ages: 3-5 w/adult Discover the • If weather conditions are unfavorable, Saginaw Bay by Voyageur Canoe Homestead Farm a program may be canceled (determined at CNC’s discretion). Thurs, July 12 • 6-10 pm Come spend an hour learning about Register by July 10 nature! The hour will include a story, Discover the Homestead Farm are welcome to bring guests. Please note: Pets, fireworks and crafts, time outdoors and other age- Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult Sundays, May 27-Sept 2 • 1-5 pm sparklers are not permitted at CNC. appropriate activities. All Ages, under 18 w/adult Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member CNC Stewards: Butterfly Count Nature Tour by Golf Cart See description on page 5. Sat, July 7 • 9 am-4 pm Join Naturalist Tom Lenon for an exciting adventure as we paddle the Saginaw Bay in Thurs, July 19 • 3-4:30 pm Summer Exploration Days Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult Register by July 17 • Ages: 18+ a 29-foot Voyageur canoe. The canoe is a fiberglass July 4-16 Meadow | July 18-30 Pond Pre-registration required Fee: $15 | 12/CNC member Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm Come be a part of the 30th Annual reproduction of the birch bark canoes used by voyageurs Join CNC Naturalists as we explore Sun & select holidays 12-5 pm Butterfly Count! New and experienced to haul loads of trade goods and valuable animal pelts the Nature Center’s natural features by All Ages, under 18 w/adult butterfly enthusiasts are invited to spend a few hours or the in the 18th and 19th centuries. We’ll explore the cattail golf cart. This program includes a leisurely ride along rivers, See description on page 7. entire day searching CNC’s property for as many butterflies marshes and look for birds and other wildlife. If conditions forests, ponds and fields with stops along the way to get a Members Only - 4th of July as we can find. Small groups will head into the fields and are unfavorable, this trip will be canceled at CNC’s discretion better look at the plants and animals that call CNC home. Celebration woods so we can cover as much ground as possible. Much and participants will be refunded. This program is especially designed for those with limited Wed, July 4 • 8-11 pm of the count is done off-trail, so long pants and long sleeves mobility. All Ages, under 18 w/adult are recommended. Wee Stroll Moth Night What a great way to celebrate the 4th of Fri, July 13 • 9:30-10:30 am Thurs, July 19 • 9:30-10:30 pm July! CNC members are invited to join Evening Kayak on Ages: 6 mos-2 yrs w/adult Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult Cathy Devendorf at the Log Schoolhouse the Chippewa River This program is designed for parents Using ultraviolet light, Naturalists Jeanne for this annual campfire and fireworks watching event. We’ll to take a guided walk with their Tues, July 10 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ Register by July 8 Henderson and Michelle Fournier will play games, explore the schoolhouse, make a craft, and best Tues, July 17 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ Register by July 15 child, learn about the outdoors and attract moths and other nocturnal of all, enjoy s’mores around the campfire! Then we’ll settle Thurs, July 26 • 6-9 pm • Ages: 18+ Register by July 24 learn ways to introduce children to the natural world insects to a hanging white sheet. Together we will collect in to watch the City of Midland fireworks while we listen to around them. them in bug boxes for closer observation. Please bring a crickets and frogs and maybe see a firefly or two. Members Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member • See description on page 7 flashlight. Watch CNC’s Facebook page and online calendar for additional 10 programs that may be scheduled when conditions permit! 11 Turtle Time Paddles & Pints Fri, July 20 • 3-4 pm Tues, July 31 • 7-9 pm All Ages, under 18 w/adult Register by July 29 • Ages: 21+ Stop by anytime between 3-4 pm to Fee: $35 | 28/CNC member visit CNC’s Eastern Box Turtle and learn Spend an evening kayaking down the CNC 2018 Land about other Michigan turtles. If the Chippewa River with a naturalist as you weather is nice, our box turtle will be enjoying some fresh look for turtles, fish, eagles and other Restoration Efforts air and exercise outside the Visitor Center. wildlife. We’ll end in downtown Midland where we’ll wrap up the trip with a short walk to WhichCraft Taproom for a Tom Lenon Reptiles and Amphibians Director of Land & Facilities at Riverview Natural Area refreshing drink. A $10 voucher is included with registration. Sat, July 21 • 10:30 am-12 pm Meet at the Farmer’s Market in Downtown Midland where All Ages, under 18 w/adult CNC staff will shuttle participants via 15-passenger van to Whether they jump, crawl, hop or swim, CNC’s canoe/kayak launch. reptiles and amphibians are fascinating and beautiful animals. Join Interpretive Naturalist Michelle Fournier in search of these slimy and scaly creatures at Little Nature Forks Conservancy’s Riverview Natural Area. This program is held at Riverview Preserve Natural Area: From Day Camp Downtown Midland, take M-20 west for 4.2 miles then turn right onto North Homer Road. Drive 2 miles then follow the curve to the left onto East Wheeler Road. The parking area is ¼ mile down East Wheeler Road on the right. CNC Stewards:River Clean-up Sat, July 21 • 1-3 pm Register by July 19 Register Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult NOW! Prescribed burn Healthy rivers mean healthy ecosystems for plants, animals and us! Join CNC hippewa Nature Center currently stewards 1,200 Prescribed burns have also been funded through the MDNR staff as we travel in and along the river to collect trash that acres. Historically, this land has been logged and grant in some of the Homestead fields and fields from the doesn’t belong. Life jackets will be provided. • Camps for C farmed, and much of it has been mined for sand and Wetlands Tower to the east. The burns help maintain areas ages 3-16 gravel. Parts of the land have also been impacted with brine as fields, help decrease the amount of manual invasive exotic Orienteering • Full and half-day Wed, July 25 • 2-3:30 pm week-long sessions wells, gas lines, power lines and roads (some are no longer work that would otherwise need to be completed in these in existence). As a result, land restoration efforts are often areas, add nutritients to the soil and provide a suitable All Ages, under 18 w/adult • 3-day mini camps Before and After needed in these disturbed sites to help reestablish ecological situation for adding a greater diversity of native seeds. Venture out to learn how to orient • Overnight camps Care Available! yourself in nature. We will start with • Adventure trips processes. The ultimate goal is to provide a diverse, healthy Tree and native wildflower plantings will also be completed some compass 101, then move into using www.chippewanaturecenter.org ecosystem. Funding through a Michigan DNR (MDNR) throughout the property over the next two summers to compasses with maps. To end the program, we will test our 400 S Badour Rd • Midland • Habitat Grant will enable us to work toward that goal in 989.631.0830 help increase the diversity and health of CNC ecosystems. skills with an orienteering course. Host a Birthday Party at CNC! 2018-19. Come back often to see the changes. Insect Safari at Discovery Preserve Members can book a birthday party for children 4-12 years The first project the grant funded was the hiring of a forestry mower contractor that helped remove large Thurs, July 26 • 3-4 pm old and up to 19 of their friends! A CNC Educator will amounts of shrubby invasive exotic plants such as All Ages, under 18 w/adult coordinate a 2-hr themed experience that includes: Butterflies and other insects can be found buckthorn, autumn olive, honeysuckle and multi-flora rose. everywhere – in the air, on plants and on • Personalized invitations These species love to grow on disturbed sites and decrease the ground. Join CNC Naturalist Michelle • Decorations the diversity of an area by crowding out the native plants Fournier at Discovery Preserve on Euclid Ave in Bay City to • Outdoor exploration and games that once lived there. Further control in the next 2-3 years see if you can find some six-legged friends. • Indoor crafts and party games will be needed to eliminate the invasive plants that readily grow back. As the invasive plants are controlled, native Full Moon Stroll • Gift for the birthday child and plants will be able to grow once again and other natives Fri, July 27 • 8:30-10 pm goodie bags for each party guest can be planted or seeded into these locations to increase Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult diversity. Locations where you can watch the restoration Enjoy a warm summer night hike with Party Themes of these forestry mowed areas over the next couple years Interpretive Naturalist Jeanne Henderson by • Scales and Slime • Mammal Mania include a clearing along the Chippewa Trail, just southeast the light of the full Buck Moon, when male • Bird Bonanza! • Outdoor Survival of the CNC main entrance and the hilly portion of the deer grow new antlers. Fireflies, bats, katydids or Nighthawks may • Insect Safari • Nature Detectives Ridge property. be out, too. Wear dark clothing and bring a flashlight. Visit CNC’s website for more details and to request a party! 12 www.chippewanaturecenter.orgwww.chippewanaturecenter.org | | 13 Hanging with Hummingbirds Wee Stroll Calendar of Events Sat, Aug 4 • 8:30-11:30 am Fri, Aug 10 • 9:30-10:30 am Ages: 5+, under 18 w/adult Ages: 6 mos-2 yrs w/adult August Many people enjoy watching Ruby This program is designed for parents to sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Throated Hummingbirds at their feeders take a guided walk with their child, learn 1 8 am-12 pm 2 3 8:30-11:30 am 4 during the birds’ annual summer visit about the outdoors and learn ways to FREE Programs Affiliate Programs 8 am-5 pm Bird Banding Hanging with to Michigan. Have you wondered what their nest looks introduce children to the natural world around them. Summer 9:30 & 11 am Hummingbirds like, how many young they raise or what flowers attract • Registered Trips• & Workshops Exploration Days Story Hour 9:30-10:30 am Ferns and Fungi at • *If weather conditions are unfavorable, 6-8 pm 7-9 pm Story Hour hummingbirds? Allen Chartier, Michigan’s hummingbird Forestview Preserve a program may be canceled (determined at CNC’s discretion). Valley Herb Society Mid-Mitten Chapter expert, will answer these questions and more during a Sat, Aug 11 • 10-11:30 am of Wild Ones 1-hour indoor program, followed by an outdoor banding 5 6 7 2-3:30 pm 8 8 am-12 pm 9 9:30-10:30 am 10 10-11:30 am 11 Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat Discover Summer Bird Banding Wee Stroll Ferns & Fungi at program. Mr. Chartier will discuss his research compiled Look for the lacy fronds of ferns and Summer Exploration Days Wildflowers 10-11 am Forestview Preserve from banding hummingbirds for over 15 years. the colorful shapes of fungi growing 6-9 pm Family Yoga 2-3 pm 1-5 pm in the LFC’s Forestview Preserve. Meet Interpretive Discover the Evening Kayak on 8:30-9:30 pm Families in Nature: Discover the Homestead Farm Homestead Farm the Chippewa Bat Hike Salamander Meander Sundays, May 27-Sept 2 • 1-5 pm Naturalist Jeanne Henderson at the Forestview Preserve off 12 13 14 15 9:30 & 11 am 16 17 8 am-5 pm 18 All Ages, under 18 w/adult Tittabawassee River Road for this morning walk. 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm Story Hour Grass River See description on page 5. Summer Exploration Days Summer 3-4:30 pm Exploration Families in Nature: 1-5 pm Exploration Days History Tour by 2-3 pm Discover Summer Wildflowers Salamander Meander Discover the 3-4 pm Golf Cart Read in the Woods Wed, Aug 8 • 2-3:30 pm Sat, Aug 11 • 2-3 pm Homestead Farm Discovering 6-9 pm Butterflies at DP Evening Kayak on Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult All Ages, under 18 w/adult the Chippewa The fields abound with yellow, purple, Silent and secretive, salamanders are 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 am-12 pm 25 orange and white summer wildflowers. often a creature of mystery. Join CNC Turtle Time 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat Summer Exploration Days Join Interpretive Naturalist Jeanne Educator Victoria Zablocki as we hike and turn over logs 1-5 pm 2-3:30 pm 8:30-10:30 pm 1-4 pm Discover the Family Kayaking Henderson by the Log Schoolhouse to to look for these shy amphibians. We’ll meet at the Visitor Wings at the Moth Night on the Chippewa Homestead Farm Wetlands traipse through the fields learning to identify flowers by Center then caravan to the River Point property at the end 2-3:30 pm 8-9:30 pm Insect Full Moon Stroll their patterns and leaves. We will also learn how to dry of Hubert Road. Extravaganza flowers at home to keep for arrangements. Discovering Butterflies 26 27 28 29 30 31 12-5 pm Sun | 8 am-5 pm Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm Evening Kayak on at Discovery Preserve Summer Exploration Days Summer Exploration Days the Chippewa River Wed, Aug 15 • 3-4 pm 1-5 pm 6:30-8:30 pm All Ages, under 18 w/adult Discover the Sunset Kayaking Wed, Aug 8 • 6-9 pm • Ages:18+ Register by Aug 6 Homestead Farm Join Naturalist Jeanne Henderson Thurs, Aug 16 • 6-9 pm • Ages:18+ Register by Aug 14 at Discovery Preserve to look for Summer Exploration Days Bird Banding Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member • See description on page 7 butterflies, caterpillars and the plants that support them. Aug 1-13 – Forest Thursdays, Aug 2 & 9 • 8 am-12 pm Meet at Discovery Preserve located at 1701 S. Euclid Aug 15-27 – Wetlands Ages: 5 +, under 18 w/adult • See Forest Family Yoga Avenue in Bay City. Aug 29-Sept 3 – Ecosystems description on page 6. Thurs, Aug 9 • 10-11 am History Tour by Golf Cart Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm Register by Aug 8 Story Hour: Thurs, Aug 16 • 3-4:30 pm Sun & select holidays 12-5 pm Ages: 3+, under 18 w/adult Nature’s Alphabet Register by Aug 12 • Ages: 18+ All Ages, under 18 w/adult Fee: $5 | 4/CNC member Thurs, Aug 2 • 9:30 & 11 am Fee: $15 | 12/CNC member See description on page 7. There’s a natural connection between Sat, Aug 4 • 9:30-10:30 am People have lived, worked and played nature and yoga, so CNC and Well-Bean are teaming up Mid-Mitten Chapter of Wild Ones: Ages: 3-5 w/adult on the land that is now Chippewa to provide a program that blends yoga, nature, education, Tour McLean Nature Preserve in Bay County Come spend an hour learning about nature! The hour will Nature Center for thousands of years. Join CNC staff for an cooperative games, breathing and relaxation! This fun and Wed, Aug 1 • 6-8 pm include a story, crafts, time outdoors and afternoon of stories as we travel across the property by golf interactive program is designed to bring families together to RSVP to Julie Welsh at other age-appropriate activities. cart. We’ll check out the River Trail, Homestead and a few nurture relationships and an appreciation of the outdoors. [email protected] by July 30 Valley Herb Society: other areas while exploring some of the historic features Classes will be held at the Homestead Farm, but will move to the Jim and Shirley McLean purchased an old farm in 1973 for Tour of Tri-City Brewing at the Nature Center. This program is especially designed for Visitor Center in case of rain. Please bring a towel or yoga mat recreation – hiking, bird watching and growing native plants. Thurs, Aug 2 • 7-9 pm • Ages: 21+ those with limited mobility. They signed a conservation easement on the property with Join Valley Herb Society for their for each family member. Story Hour: the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy, making this a preserve, monthly meeting. This month’s meeting on ‘Using Hops Bat Hike Noisy Bug Sing Along now with 160 acres. We’ll enjoy summer field flowers, in Brewing Beer’ and a tour will be held at Tri-City Thurs, Aug 9 • 8:30-9:30 pm Thurs, Aug 16 • 9:30 & 11 am grasses, butterflies and pollinators on this walk led by Jim. Brewing in Bay City with beer and wine tasting available. Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult Ages: 3-5 w/adult Meet at the Midland Mall to carpool. Attendees should plan to carpool to Bay City at 6:30 pm Join Interpretive Naturalist Michelle Come spend an hour learning about (location TBD). RSVP to Jeanne Calkins at 989-839-0820 is Fournier to look for and learn about nature! The hour will include a story, encouraged. these unique flying mammals. With the crafts, time outdoors and other age-appropriate activities. help of a bat detector, we’ll be able to listen to the sounds Watch CNC’s Facebook page and online calendar for additional of their echolocation. Please bring a flashlight. 14 programs that may be scheduled when conditions permit! 15 Grass River Exploration CNC’s Eastern Box Turtle and learn about other Michigan Sat, Aug 18 • 8 am-5 pm turtles. If the weather is nice, our box turtle will be enjoying Register by Aug 13 • Ages: 18+ some fresh air and exercise outside the Visitor Center. Fee: $40 | 32/CNC member Family Kayaking on Venture up north with Interpretive the Chippewa River Naturalist Jeanne Henderson to the Sat, Aug 25 • 1-4 pm Grass River Natural Area near Bellaire to discover Register by Aug 22 flora and fauna in this preserve. Wildflowers, ferns Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult and many animals live in the woods and along the Fee: $30 | 24/CNC member Enjoy a Chippewa River adventure as a family! We will meet river. Grass River staff will lead a morning tour, then at the Visitor Center and travel to the Universal Access Site we will explore the easily walkable trails after lunch. in a CNC van. After a quick lesson on basic kayaking skills, Transportation will be in CNC van. Pack a lunch, we’ll put on life jackets, grab our paddles and kayak down snacks and beverages. Loaner binoculars will be river back to the Nature Center. Bring a snack, water bottle available, or feel free to bring your own. and water shoes. CNC will provide a kayak, paddle and life Read in the Woods jacket for each participant. Sat, Aug 18 • 2-3 pm Full Moon Stroll All Ages, under 18 w/adult Sat, Aug 25 • 8-9:30 pm Stepping into See Description on page 7. This program Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult Citizen Science is offered in partnership with the Grace A. Under the light of the Green Corn Dow Memorial Library. Moon, join Interpretive Naturalist Jeanne Henderson Insect Extravaganza Michelle Fournier as we look and listen Interpretive Naturalist Sun, Aug 19 • 2-3:30 pm for wildlife - deer, raccoons, opossums and maybe coyotes Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult - that love to eat corn. Bats and fireflies may be out, and Do you find insects fascinating? Join CNC katydids may be calling. Please wear dark clothing and bring Educator and insect enthusiast Christina a flashlight. Schall for a closer look at insect habitats, Sunset Kayaking life cycles, and learn about their important roles in our Thurs, Aug 30 • 6:30-8:30 pm isitors love sharing their natural history sightings with Do you like amphibians and reptiles? The Michigan Herp ecosystem. We will search CNC meadows and other habitats Register by Aug 27 Vus after they’ve ventured outside. Some stop by first to Atlas encourages you to record species, location and for these extraordinary creatures. Wear long pants. Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult see what’s been reported at the Naturalist Station before photos to www.miherpatlas.org. The data shows where choosing which trail to walk. CNC’s vision is inspiring people herps live, when they are active and helps determine their Wings at the Wetlands Fee: $25 | 20/CNC member to be stewards of the natural world. We strive to connect abundance. Wed, Aug 22 • 2-3:30 pm As summer winds down, join a CNC people with nature through educational, recreational and All Ages, under 18 w/adult naturalist for a relaxing paddle from Do you observe insects? You can monitor Monarch cultural experiences by provoking curiosity and broadening Discover flying animals at CNC’s CNC’s launch down the Chippewa River to the Tridge. butterflies and habitats containing milkweed plants (their visitors’ knowledge. If you are ready to take the next step, wetlands! We’ll spend time observing We’ll look for eagles, herons, muskrats and more as only caterpillar host plants) by reporting to Journey North consider participating in a citizen science project. flying birds and insects, then use what twilight approaches. If weather or water conditions are www.learner.org/jnorth and viewing the interactive we know to make our own flight unfavorable, the trip will be canceled at CNC’s discretion Citizen science projects enlist people of all ages and map updated weekly. For an in-depth survey of eggs models. We’ll test our flight creations by launching them off and participants will receive a refund. CNC will provide a backgrounds in gathering information about animals or plants and caterpillars on milkweed, join the Monarch Larva the Wetlands tower. Meet at the Wetlands parking lot on kayak, paddle and life jacket for each participant. for scientists across the globe. Scientists working with certain Monitoring Project at monarchlab.org and learn how Badour Road. species or habitats analyze the data to determine trends in from training sessions or online videos. Use your camera to population densities, geographic population shifts or behavior photograph bumblebees and get them identified with www. Moth Night Host your event at CNC! not previously recorded. An army of citizen scientists using bumblebeewatch.org. Thurs, Aug 23 • 8:30-10:30 pm Meetings • Conferences computers or cell phones with cameras and GPS coordinates Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult Gardeners can record when plants “leaf out” to help contribute tremendously to the knowledge base. Using ultraviolet light, Naturalists Jeanne Retreats • Memorials • Showers monitor climate change, with the National Phenology Henderson and Michelle Fournier will Unique and versatile Are you interested in birds? You can report sightings Network at www.usanpn.org. attract moths and other nocturnal spaces that can be throughout the year by signing up for ebird at ebird.org. Do you have your own idea for a project at home or your insects to a hanging white sheet. Together we will collect used separately or Your checklists are compiled with all the sightings from the school? Create a new project or pool your observations them in bug boxes for closer observation. Scientists use this in combination for same location. You can see birds occurring at a “hotspot” or with others on iNaturalist at www.inaturalist.org/ you can search by species to see all the locations where it survey method to learn what species are active throughout larger gatherings projects. the summer. Please bring a flashlight. was seen. If you enjoy observing birds at your feeders, you can do a monthly or weekly count at Project FeederWatch Whenever and wherever you participate, we know you’ll Turtle Time • Handicap accessibility feederwatch.org. People who install and monitor nest enjoy the natural world! Sat, Aug 23 • 10-11 am • Free Wi-Fi boxes for bluebirds and other birds can contribute to All Ages, under 18 w/adult • Free parking . Stop by anytime during the event to visit 989.631.0830 • Smoke- and pet-free nestwatch.org [email protected] 16 www.chippewanaturecenter.org | 17 Thank you for including CNC in your giving. It is your generosity that makes the Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson Friends of CNC Wildlife Donors Viewing Area Sponsors CNC LEGACY difference in the programs and services Mark and Laura Freed John and Catherine Phillips Dave and Linda Aumann Jan-March 2018 we are able to offer to the community. Dr. Arthur and Judith Frock SOCIETY Friends of CNC Native and Divo Thomas and Gertrude Patricia Clancy and Mark Plant Sale Sponsor Pat Marsh Express your love and Finnegan Hackbarth Mike and Jennifer Aloff Millard Kent Kenneth Van Heel Thomas and Heather Hoblet Dennis and Barb Hurley Barbara Stuart appreciation of nature! Robert and Johanne Balwinski Patricia and Dave Kepler Stephanie Villarreal Gray and Jane Gorton Thomas and Nancy Occhipinti Steven Kin Please consider making Curtis and Barb Bedbury Bob and Carrie Kessel Christine Weber Friends of CNC Nature at *We regret any error in our a commitment to give to Arvid T and Catherine Talcott Kenneth and Vickie Konst Adam and Brooke Beebe Jennifer and Tim Klingler In memory of Candice A. Mark and Theresa Kotanchek Night Sponsors recognition, and ask that you CNC through your estate Anastasia Behr Susan and Brian Kruse Mumma Pat Marsh contact us so that we may plan. Contact Dennis Pilaske, In honor of Colette St. Louis Patricia Krawczak Jack Bertuleit Mark Kuehl Carol Weiler Andrew and Christina Barbara Stuart correct it. Executive Director, Wayne and Margaret Blaser Richard and Cloydia Larimore Janet Wittbrodt Anonymous at dpilaske@ Dr. Wallace H. and Lindsay LaFleur chippewanaturecenter.org to Lora Brehm Paul and Charlotte Larsen Sarah Yoder Jacqueline K. Lamont Friends of CNC Stephen Burgess Chantal Lefebvre Cynthia Yopp Mayton III Nature Fest Sponsor further explore the SPACE, Inc. Jean and Larry Langrill Legacy Society. Peggy Burke In honor of Robert Lefebvre Edward E. York Clark Cummins Barbara Stuart Dale and Rose Burleson Jean Lindsly John P. and Patricia J. In memory of Graham and Janet Lanter Erlene Carmody Marshall and Marilyn Longtain Zimmerman Linda and Bill Lauderbach Edward Taylor Emily and Chris Pytlik Nancy Carney In memory of Joan Gunn Dr. Marianne and Welcome New Members! In memory of Dr. Edward W. Shane Mangold In memory of Wilma Lee Lisa DeVos Tom Quoss Frederick McKelvy (2) Carol Richards Carney Dr. Wallace H. Mayton III Cook Carlo and Jenny Guarino Kathleen and Michael Adams Betsy K. Harcz David and Alison Midkiff Denise Richards Stuart and Mary Choate Memorial Presbyterian Church Leslie Baggish Rob and Mica Jones Amanda Beckman Katie and Paul Horning Nancy Miller Miranda and Neil Bierman Heather Humm Mark and Kristin Riddle Natalie Clark Dr. Wallace H. and Lindsay Marcia and Wendell Dilling Patricia and Brad Martin Carol Williams Lois Ann Reed Jillian Blues Tina Raymond and Allen Huynh Hans Ruffer John and Joanne Clever Mayton III Carole Adams and Darrell Travis and Jamie Rhynard Renita and Joseph Bonadies Deanna Jones Keeley Kenny and Alan Schaeffer II Clark and Cynthia Cummings In memory of Danny “Dan” Eagle Kimberly and Pat Bordeau Sarah Pettit and Joshua Sandy Schneider Nature Day Camp Sarah Rogers Clark Cummins and Jan Warren Robert J. and Annette M. Drs. Jamie and Scott Ross Nadia Scornaienchi and Darrell Katzenstein Sherrie and Lucas Schneider Scholarship Donation Julie Schnell Lanter Roy and Phyllis McNeill Pierce The Schall Family R. Boverhof Lorna K. and Nancy Keaner In memory of Ruth McCollister Jacqueline Metcalf Andrea Scheiber Anonymous Inge Bruneel-Sanders Hyunwoo and Jihyun Kim Randall and MaryBeth Schoen Dru and Heather Sepulveda Paula Louchart and Daniel Gary and Vicki Decker Loretta Moeller Marilyn and Calvin Scheider In honor of Colette St. Louis Linda Bryson Kelly and Eric Krause Sisley Shih and James Kajpust Schuchardt In memory of Myrtle Salisbury Adriana Moncada S. Wilson and Elizabeth Dr. Marianne and Frederick Karen Butler Patricia Krawczak Gail Spaeth Tamara and Dan Chalk Steven and Michelle Krueger James J. and Heather Scott Jeanne Dodd and Robert Mortensen Whitehurst McKelvy Ellen Meyer Marsha and Jim Stamas Renee A. Christensen Michael Newman Noah and Lauren Shepardson Robert Streadwick Michael and Jennifer Nash Lowell and Julia Youngquist Lauren Tonge John and Rachele Curry and Chantal Lefebvre Katie and Neal Sias Mary and Todd Draves Network for Good Ruth Jones Jason Fisk and Keke Yang and Xiaoyong Li Christopher and Amy Sindik Chippewa Trail Maintenance Dick and Jeanne Touvell Jennifer and Shannan DuBey Andy, Suzanne and Drew Steven and Ann Woodford Jaime L. Curtis-Fisk Wilmer and Sonya Lidke Jana and Toni Stagray Endowment Fund at the Sue M. Suhr Nancy Dunn Osterbrock In memory of Margaret Victoria and Justin Zablocki Michelle and Brian Deeth Yannick and Laetitia Marchalant Lou and Judy Firenze Norman and Nancy Ott Klumb Midland Area Community Stephanie and Eric Dunton Amy D. Martin Jordan and Ashleigh Summers Joan and Patrick Flannery Ashley Patten Andrea Delman Foundation Patricia J. and Bob Eichler Joe and Charlie McDermott Bob and Ruth Urbaniak Friends of CNC Christine and Kenneth Van Heel Mike and Libby Ford Lois Ann Reed Arleen and Jon Levine Wayne Beyersdorf Barbara A. and Garry English Shannon and Anthony Mitchell Banff Sponsor Jill and Brad English Jason Herkner and Tori Moore Carol and Eric Van Wert William and Kathy Fothergill Rebecca Renirie Root Inc. Paul and Clarissa Heil John and Marcia Blackson Barbara Stuart Jill A. Fisher Edward and Indira Oskvarek Christine Weber Mark and Laura Freed In memory of Karen Hill Tracy Kempsell Jacklyn K. Folkert Mark C. and Florina Paredes Radha and Joe Weiler Barry and Joanne George Carol Richards Cathy French Beacher and Ruth Pearce Karen and Dave Whisler Education Grant Friends of CNC Carol and Glenn Gillespie Jay Romick In memory of Jean Gale Bird Banding Sponsor Jan and Kalen Gerulski Caryn and Ryan Pennell Kristen and Adam Wuerfel Wildflower Association of Walt and Carolyn Wyatt Virginia Gohrband John Ruppel Selby Pat Marsh Abigail and Nicholas Goodman Tai Petrillo Michigan Melissa and Kim Gregory Ben and Sue Phillips Joseph T. and Megan Yezak Robert and Lynn Haiducek Richard and Nancy Schenkel Frank and Theresa Allbee Loretta Moeller Dr. Melissa and Jim Haswell Collin and Megan Sullivan Diebold Insurance Agency Teresa Hahn Jamie and Todd Prior Stacey A. Yost The Hlavacek Family In memory of Pat and Susan and Scott Janke CNC Bench Sarah Alton Friends of CNC Homestead Richard and Patricia Shelley Sullivan Michael and Shelly Kunselman Farm Animals Sponsor Humburg Sally Ann Sutton Dr. Wallace H. and Lindsay Volunteer Opportunities Rent-a-Sap Bucket Dave and Linda Aumann Heather Humm Beth Swift Mayton III Looking for something to do on Labor Day? Volunteers are needed in the morning to Anna Albright and Divo In memory of Dwight Humm In honor of Terry Moore Susan McPherson Richard and Pat Humburg mark corners and help with refreshments during the Labor Day Run on Mon, Sept 3, 2018. Dennis and Barb Hurley Kersten A Terry Chris and Irene Rudy Al and Sara Bailey Pat Marsh New for 2018! Nature Fest volunteers are needed for Friday evening, September 14 and The Iafrate Family Constance Thiel Jeanne and George Schaller Maureen and Mark Becker Barbara Stuart all day Saturday, September 15. There are a variety of activities for teens and adults to assist Steve Jenkins Megan Thomas Bernie and Lori Servinski Andrew Berry with, from the admission gate and parking to children’s crafts and games with several time Erica Jimenez Jennifer Topham Andrew and Jennifer Chubb Richard W. Danville Friends of CNC Maple slots to select from. Gunnar and Marylin Johanson Dick and Jeanne Touvell In memory of H.O. Smith Syrup Day Sponsors John and Nancy Davis To learn more about volunteering at Chippewa Nature Center or to volunteer for either Roger and Elizabeth Kapla In honor of CNC Staff Anonymous Floyd Andrick Brian and Tracy Dixon event, contact Cathy Devendorf (Director of Volunteers and Outreach) at cdevendorf@ Duane and Terry Townley Doris Dec Dennis and Barb Hurley 18 Edward Elliott chippewanaturecenter.org or call her at 989.631.0830. 19 400 S. Badour Rd. Midland, MI 48640-8661

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Chippewa Nature Center 989.631.0830 City of Midland Sanford Lake Park www.chippewanaturecenter.org 989.837.6930 989.832.6874 www.midland-mi.org www.co.midland.mi.us the • Hours: Save Date! May – Open till 9 pm • Hours: 6 am-11 pm • Hours: Dawn to dusk daily June-July – Open till 10 pm • Directions: Located in • Directions: From Saginaw Sept, 14-15, 2018 Aug-Oct 15 – Open till 9 pm downtown Midland Rd, turn north on Smith • Directions: Located on next to the Tridge and St at the traffic light in Chippewa River Rd, Farmer’s Market. Sanford. .3 miles west of Venture out to celebrate nature! Meridian Rd (M-30).

46th Labor Day Run & Potluck Mon, Sept 3, 2018 5K Run & Walk, 10K Run & Kids Fun Run Nature Both runs are held on the paved Chippewa Trail (out and back). After the race, enjoy the company of friends and family with the at Night annual potluck. Bring a dish to pass – hot dogs, chips and pop will be provided. To volunteer, contact Cathy at 989-631-0830 or cdevendorf@ Fri & Sat, Oct 26-27, 2018 • 6-8:30 pm chippewanaturecenter.org www.barcmi.com

Visitor Center Hours: Trail Hours: FREE Mon-Sat • 8 am-5 pm 19 miles of trails open year-round, Admission! Sun & select holidays • 12-5 pm dawn-to-dark daily!

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