• Second Annual Little Traverse Wheelway Cleanup
• 10 am - 12:30 pm, Saturday, May 19th
• Meet at one of three locations: MDOT Roadside Park on U.S. 31 between Bay Shore & Charlevoix, East Park near Bay Harbor, or behind Glen's Fresh Market  in Petoskey.
• Bring work gear.  Great volunteer opportunity for older students!
• Call (231)348-8280 or ed@trailscouncil.org

• 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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• Little Traverse Conservancy presents a Mother’s Day wildflower walk
• 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13
•  Ransom Nature Preserve, Charlevoix.
• Free; pre-registration required. (231) 347-0991.

• 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.

Life is short, and childhood is even shorter! Get some use out of that wooden swing set — it can be used to enhance your family traditions.  Make something old new again for your child's spring or summer birthday by making the swing set the centerpiece for creating a themed birthday party.  This is a unique twist to an outdoor kids’ celebration, but it’s perfect...

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/