• Little Traverse Conservancy will offer pond dippin' for kids of all ages.
• 10 am - 11:30 pm, Saturday, May 19th
• Spring Lake Park, Petoskey, on M-119
• Free!
• Pre-registration required.  Call (231)347-0991  

 Oden Fish Hatchery Visitor Center, Oden

• 9 am - 3 pm
• Free & open to students grades three through eight
• Activity stations include fly tying, learning the bugs of lakes and streams, knot tying, conservation ethics, spinning and fly casting, and actual trout fishing.
• Lunch provided.
• Register at (231)409-3345 or
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• A Mother’s Day morel and leek walk from 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, May 13
•  Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center, East Jordan.
• Dress for the weather, wear hiking footwear and bring a basket.
• $5-$10 suggested donation.
•  Call (231) 622-5252 or yvonne@artmeetsearth.org.

Little Traverse Conservancy presents a hike and talk on riverine mammals is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 12, at Braun Nature Preserve, near Pellston. Free; pre-registration required. (231) 347-0991.

Dark Sky Event

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

On Sunday, April 22nd, join friends and neighbors for an Earth Journey at Raven Hill to celebrate Earth Day.  Between noon and 4 pm, visitors will be able to pick up a passport and walk the grounds at Raven Hill.  Special Earth Journey t-shirts will be available for $6 each while supplies last. http://www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org/

Children and their parents and grandparents are invited to a free party in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. The party will be Sunday, April 15, from 1:30-3 p.m. at Pleasantview Township Hall, 2982 S. Pleasantview Rd.  Youngsters will plant seeds, color pictures and learn more about Michigan's state tree.  All children attending will enjoy refreshments, receive a goody bag...

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