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July 2019
Chippewa River Water Festival
The 3rd Annual Chippewa River Water Festival is a fun, free and family-friendly event that features Michigan musicians, storytellers and speakers for the purpose of promoting water conservation, environmental education, the Chippewa River, and community health. The mission of the festival is to create a family-friendly festival that brings our community together to learn about, celebrate, and promote the Chippewa River and the role water plays in our lives.
Find out more »Bundy Hill Stewardship Saturday
Join us at the Bundy Hill Preserve for our third Stewardship Saturdays outing of 2019. Volunteers will help CWC staff and board members maintain hiking trails, clean up trash, and remove invasive species. No experience is necessary. All tools and training will be provided. Advanced registration is not required. P.S. Bring the kids! We love involving young people in stewardship!
Find out more »Moonlight Hike at Sylvan Solace
July 20th is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! We may not be able to walk on the moon, but we can walk in the moonlight. Join us at 9:00PM for a guided nighttime hike at the Sylvan Solace Preserve.
Find out more »Yoga on the Hill
Join yoga and fitness instructor Jessica Courtright at our Bundy Hill Nature Preserve for a morning of fitness and focus surrounded by nature's beauty. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please bring your own mat. A limited number of rental mats will be available on site for $1 a piece (cash only) the morning of. There will be a short hike to the yoga location so please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. (function(w, d, s, id){var js,…
Find out more »August 2019
Mosses, Liverworts, and Ferns! Oh, My! – A Guided Hike
Want to know more about non-flowering plants such as mosses, liverworts, and ferns? Join local naturalist Cathy Murray and CWC board member Mike LeValley on Saturday August 3rd at 10:00AM for a guided hike at the Audubon Woods Preserve as they search for the preserve's common and uncommon flowering plants.
Find out more »Summer Wildflowers at Peterson Natural Area
"You belong among the wildflowers..." is not just the line of Tom Petty song; we think it's a sentiment that everyone can embrace! Join us on Saturday August 17th, 2019 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM for a wildflower hike at one of the CWC's underappreciated preserves. Much of the 79-acre Peterson Natural Area is composed of open fields that are perfect for summer wildflowers. We'll find different species of wildflowers in the wet meadow along the creek that bisects the preserve…
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