Branching Out - AUG 2023

“What could happen if we approached curriculum artfully and more connected to the Earth?” Ghouldy Muhammad, Unearthing Joy

Summer Events

Forest to Table

Saturday, September 9

VIP Reception - 4:30p

General Admission - 5:30p - 8:30p

Indulge in an extraordinary culinary adventure at the Johnson Nature Center, with Chefs Chris Gadulka and Johnny Prepolec offering forest gastronomy dishes using Michigan's native and invasive species. The six-course meal along a scenic trail allows guests to connect with nature while appreciating the chefs' creations and their impact on the ecosystem. The event also features live music, an open bar, performing artists, and interactive demonstrations focused on local ecological issues, providing a unique opportunity to embrace wellness, sustainability, and the beauty of nature.

Purchase tickets HERE

Family Fishing

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

Intro to Birding

Sat., Aug. 26
8a - 11a

Reconnect with nature on a guided hike unveiling the diverse and enchanting realm of birds. Binoculars provided.

All ages | $12/person

Birding Registration

DIA Docent Led Strolls

Sat., Aug. 12 & 19
10:30a - 11:30a

Join us for guided tours of the DIA installations to learn about the different masterpieces and artists seen on the trails at JNC.

All ages | FREE

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 on display for visitors until September.

DIA Registration

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.

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.

Discover Bowers School Farm

Looking for more activities this summer? Bower School Farm has opportunities for learning and exploring the farm. Try Composting 101 or Farm School. Click HERE to learn more or click on image.

Thank You to our Forest to Table Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Sponsors

In Kind Sponsors

Collaborating Partners

Friends of Johnson Nature Center

Friends of the Johnson Nature Center is a volunteer run 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Johnson Nature Center. Our membership is open to everyone. Our board meets the third Tuesday of each month.

Become a Friend:

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

Membership Information

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 10a - 4p on Saturdays and trails are open every day from 8a until dusk.

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

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