Field Trip

What will be the first bird you see in 2024? Get a boost to next year’s list by joining the crazy birders of Washtenaw County for a refreshing New Year’s morning bird walk. Meet at the Gallup Park playground parking lot at the east end of Gallup Park Rd.  Leaders: Juliet Berger & Matthew Spoor […]

Exploring the winter woods, water, and prairie of Matthaei is always a rewarding experience.  Seeing Bluebirds on a canvas of white snow never disappoints. Please join us as we search for everything from finches to flickers along Fleming Creek. Directions: Meet at the steps to the conservatory. Matthaei members park for free with metered parking […]

**Registration is full, BUT please join the waitlist as we may open a few more spots depending on logistics.** If a spot opens, the next person on the waitlist is automatically registered. We may consider a second trip if there are enough people on the waiting list. We will travel to Sault Ste. Marie on […]

**Canceled due to forecasted unsafe travel conditions.** We invite all people from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community and our white allies to join us on this walk to look for wintering birds in this lovely nature area. Maybe we'll see the local owls! All ages and skill levels are invited. We will […]

***location moved to North Hydro. Meet here: http://tinyurl.com/MeetWAS Grove St. east. Right on Woodale. Left on Ambassador Ford Lake and its boardwalk provide one of the best winter birding opportunities in Washtenaw County. There have been 76 species seen in February at Ford Lake and we look forward to seeing a variety of waterfowl, gulls […]

***RESCHEDULED for Sunday, January 21st*** Want to learn the difference between a hickory and a hackberry? How about a beech from a basswood. Join us as Isaac Smith, who teaches woody plant identification at the University of Michigan, leads an interactive winter hike to learn to ID common Michigan trees with their bark, buds and […]