Branching Out - FEB 2024

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February Events

Owl Prowl Night Hike - Friday, February 2nd @ 6p (Ages: 7+)

Wild Wisdom Trivia Night - Saturday, February 10th @ 6p (Ages: 18+)

- - - - - - Earth Day 2023 - - - - - -

- - - - - - Sap Happy 2023 - - - - - -

March Events

Sap Happy - Sunday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 9th & 16th @ 9:30a (All ages)

April Events

Earth Day - Sunday, April 21 (All ages)

MORE INFO TO COME!

"It is a child's job to explore. It's an adult's job to observe and guide the exploration, based on the needs of the child."

- Barefeet Farm School

Terrain of Thought

Naturalist Notes: Love is in the Air

Eagles, coyotes, and owls remind us that nature's quirky and charming celebration of the season of romance is in full swing.

Creature Feature: Shama Llama Ding Dong

Save the drama for your...llama? Naturalist Zack shares his experience with llamas and more while on a recent trip to Peru, aka llama land.

Plant Rant: Deciphering the Language of Floriography

While we prefer our flowers rooted, we do appreciate the beauty of a bouquet. Read this if you want to impress your loved one this Valentine's day with a different kind of flower power - the ability to speak the language of floriography.

StoryWalk

Have you checked out our StoryWalk? Every month there is a new, nature-inspired story displayed along Fox-ridge Trail. The adventure begins in front of the peregrine falcon inclosure and ends at the sugarbush. This is made possible by our supportive and growing partnership with the Bloomfield Township Library. The book for February will be Walking Together, written by Albert D. Marshall and Louise Zimanyi with illustrations by Emily Kewageshig.

Staff Spotlight - Meet Levi!

Levi Ryfiak has been a teacher at BHHS for four years, and this is his third year teaching Environmental Field Studies at the Johnson Nature Center. Levi earned his degree in Secondary Education & Biology at Grand Valley State University, and has a passion for the outdoors, conservation, preservation, and indigenous wisdom. Through hands-on learning he teaches his students to observe the world around them and intimately get to know the ecosystem his students live in. He is excited to be bringing another class to the Nature Center called Myself in Nature where students go on a wilderness expedition for a week in Killarney Provincial Park. He is very excited to show his students his passions for the natural world as he continues to teach our high school students.

Give to Fulfill the Vision of an Outdoor Classroom

Wild Ones North Oakland Chapter

Wild Ones invites guests to attend their free public presentations held on the third Wednesday every month at the Johnson Nature Center. BECOME A MEMBER for access to yard tours showcasing various garden styles, "how-to" sessions for native plant care, and plant/seed sales and exchanges.

February Public Presentation:

Inspiring Conservation: The Great Lakes Gardens at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Speaker: Mike Kost

Wednesday, February 21st

Time: 7-8:00p

Location: Johnson Nature Center

Summer Camp

Become a Member or Donate to the Johnson Nature Center

Want More Nature?

We also offer:

>>>>> scout and small group programs

>>>>> birthday parties

Need a Change of Scenery?

Check out our sister site Bowers School Farm

>>>>> current events <<<<<

Winter Park (runs until Feb. 25)

Community Classes (dates vary depending on interest)

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 10 am - 4 pm on the first Sunday of every month and the remaining Saturdays. The trails are open every day

from 8 am until dusk.

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

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