Nature Programs

Name: Intro to Foraging Wild Mushrooms
Start: 2023-09-07T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-07T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center

June 2023
Aldo Leopold Festival

Featured May 31, 2023 - June 4, 2023

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Les Cheneaux welcomes you to celebrate the legacy of Aldo Leopold — one of America’s most influential naturalists — during our festival, May 31st – June 4, 2023 hosted at the Hessel School House. Activities include paddling excursions, orchid and wildflower tours, birding trips, presentations, and many other nature-based activities. Experience the woods and water that […]
Birdwatching 101 with Jamie Platt

Featured June 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Birdwatching 101 In this class you will learn the basics of birding such as optics, field guides, birding technology, predicting migratory flights using weather and radar, attracting birds to your […]
Birds In The Arts

Featured June 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

This class will examine the role birds have played in film, literature and painting. We will talk about the history of birds in art, such as John James Audubon's Birds […]
CANCELLED – Family Nature Exploration: What’s a Watershed

Featured June 11, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Did you know you live in a watershed? What is a watershed? Come learn about your local watershed and explore how your daily activities within it can impact the health […]
July 2023
CLIMATE CHANGE: Exploring the facts and future with Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer

Featured July 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Climate change is more than rising temperatures, precipitation changes, and extreme weather events. Scientific studies prove that climate change has already started disrupting agriculture and forestry, shifting wildlife populations, and […]
Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing)

Featured July 19, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Come experience the transformative energy and beauty of the forest in new and deeply familiar ways with the practice of forest bathing. Different then other nature connection experiences such as […]
Family Nature Exploration: Macroinvertebrates (aka Water Bugs)

Featured July 23, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Come explore the underwater world of aquatic bugs, also known as macroinvertebrates. These tiny vertebrates what are visible to the naked eye are crucial food sources for larger animals and an excellent indicator of stream health. Young naturalists will view many examples while we learn about their unique qualities. Afterwards we will do a special […]
Foraging for Wild Mushrooms

Featured July 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Let's take a walk in the woods with avid mushroom guide James Watterworth to learn about Michigan's native wild mushrooms! In this workshop, you will learn how to forage Michigan's […]

$35.00
August 2023
Perennial Gardening Design with Native Plants

Featured August 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Join Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District at the Hessel School House Tuesday, August 15 from 6:00-8:00 PM as we host David Spieser from Habitat Landscape Inc. to learn about perennial […]
Family Nature Exploration: Time For Turtles

Featured August 20, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Ubiquitous and slow-moving, turtles are among Michigan's most easy-to-study animals. This family exploration time introduces young naturalists to the biology of turtles in a fun and exciting way - through […]
CANCELLED – Bim Willow Furniture Workshop

Featured August 26, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

The Bim Willow Furniture Workshop has been CANCELLED for this year and will not be rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Come learn how to create a stunning piece of […]
September 2023
Intro to Foraging Wild Mushrooms

Featured September 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Mushroom foraging is a becoming a popular pursuit in Michigan. Come learn about the biology and key features of mushrooms and what to look for when identifying these friendly fungi. […]

$20.00

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