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Discover wild bees, play a pollinator game, and learn about how to attract pollinators to your garden. Led by Shawn Severance. For kids 5 - 6 years old. Pre-registration required, 15 children per program. To register your child, visit parksonline.ewashtenaw.org (Registration #841002, Section A).

Enjoy a morning stroll through open fields and forests. We’ll also check out what interesting birds are visiting the lake! Led by Kelsey Dehring

For kids 5 and up All across the globe people of all ages will be celebrating mud on International Mud Day. What started as a small event for two schools, has turned into a global sensation of fun, laughs, and of course….mud! Join Naturalist Kelsey Dehring as we celebrate this worldwide day, but be warned, you will get messy! Be sure to wear clothes that can get dirty, and bring an extra set to change into after. A washing station will be set up at the end of the program to rinse mud from smiling faces. If your child is participating in Junior Naturalist, they will receive a badge. Pre-registration is required - maximum 20 kids. To register your child, visit parksonline.ewashtenaw.org. (Registration #841008)

The farm’s past and current agricultural practices have provided grassland habitat for birds such as meadowlarks, bobolinks, and savannah sparrows. Join naturalist Faye Stoner for this first public walk offered at Staebler Farm, as we look especially for grassland nesting birds and for birds in general.

Today is Log Cabin Day in Michigan! Children and adults both are invited to visit our 1880’s pioneer log cabin and imagine life in the pioneer days. Enjoy music by The Vintage String band while children do chores - gathering water, washing clothes, and shelling corn to take to the mill. Listen to stories, do crafts, and learn about Michigan Mammals. Also check out the 1870’s grist mill, still partly operational, and learn how the mill used water power to grind wheat and corn. Children are invited to dress up in pioneer clothing for this day!