Branching Out - July 2023

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." - Henry David Thoreau

Summer Events

Family Fishing

Sun., July 23, Sat., Aug. 5, Sun., Aug. 20
10a - 12p

Bring or borrow a pole for our popular family-friendly fishing days! Limited spaces are available.


All ages  |  $10/person 

Fishing Registration

Firefly Night Hike

Fri., July 21
10p - 11p

Enjoy a hike after dark and admire the light show presented by our firefly friends. Learn about what all of that blinking means!


Adults and children 7+  |  $8/person 

Night Hike Registration

Intro to Birding

Sat., July 29, Sat., Aug. 26
8a - 11a

Reconnect with nature at the Johnson Nature Center by joining us on a guided hike that reveals the wide, wonderful, and whimsical world of birds! Binoculars will be provided. The hike will be lead by one of our experienced guides.


All ages  |  $12/person 

Birding Registration

DIA 2023 Inside | Out Installations

Thurs., June 1 - Thurs., Aug. 31 @ 8a - dusk

The Detroit Institute of Arts 2023 Inside | Out installations have been set up along the trails of Johnson Nature Center. Take a stroll and check out the ten installations, which feature lions, lilies, and sharks (oh my). These stunning pieces will be on display for visitors until September. 

All ages  |  Free 

Click HERE for more information.

Registration for docent lead tours are coming soon. Check our website next week.

Summer Camp

The 2023 camp year is underway! Follow our camp blog here.

TreeSchool

Registration is open for the 2023 Fall and 2024 Winter semesters! Register here.

Forest to Table Sponsorships

Why are we eating weeds? This is why!. 


Sponsorship deadline is July 28th!  

Secure tickets to our 2nd annual fundraising event by becoming a sponsor!


Chef Chris Gadulka and Chef Johnny Prepolec will give guests a new perspective on cooking and eating for wellness and sustainability by utilizing forest gastronomy dishes.  Collaborating chefs are from Make Food Not Waste and edibleWOW.   The chefs intertwine Michigan native and invasive species of flora and fauna as ingredients in the dishes served throughout a quarter mile trail. There is live music, an open bar, performing artists, and interactive demonstrations that will shed light on the ecological issues.

Forest to Table Info

Presenting Sponsor

Sponsors

In Kind Sponsors

Collaborating Partners

JNC Portrait Session Fundraiser

Marla Michele Must of Enchanted Photography has generously offered to provide a fundraiser for the Johnson Nature Center. Marla is a long time supporter of JNC and is offering this fundraiser "to benefit a place that is both magical and dear to [her] heart."


Choose between one type of session:

  • Complimentary FAMILY Portrait Session (Limited openings available) 

  • Complimentary HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR Portrait Session (Limited openings available

Portrait Session Info

Please view the Nature Center photography policy here.

Friends of Johnson Nature Center

Friends of the Johnson Nature Center is looking for great folks to help lead the organization.  We are now accepting board nominations.  Join us at our Annual Meeting to find out more.

Become a Member

When you sign up to be a member you are signing up to protect and improve this amazing 40+ acre treasure. We invite you to join us in supporting the Johnson Nature Center.

More on Friends here

Members can join Friends for a docent-led hike after the annual meeting. 



Bowers School Farm and Johnson Nature Center sit on Land that was made by warm shallow seas and slow-moving glacial formations, with the most recent glaciers receding 14,000 years ago. This is the ancestral Land, Anishinaabewaki, of the Indigenous Peoples of the Ojibway/Ojibwa/Ojibwe, Odawa/Ottawa and Potawatomi/Bodéwadmi, the Anishinabek. This Land remains the contemporary dwelling of the Anishinabek.


Symbol writing for the Anishinabek county, Anishinaabewaki.


The Johnson Nature Center sits on a forty-acre site and offers visitors a myriad of visual pleasures and learning opportunities. The Visitor Center is open 10am - 4pm on Saturdays and trails are open every day from 8am until dusk.

Johnson Nature Center | 3325 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302

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