• Petoskey Children's Nursery Cooperative Preschool Earth Day Park and Beach Clean-Up
• Saturday April 20, 2013
• 9:30 - 11:30 AM
• Generously sponsored by Petoskey Plastics, Michigan Safety Products, Northern Michigan Emergency Physicians, and Latitude 45.
• Meet at the Clock Tower at Petoskey's Bayfront Park at 9:30 AM.

• An Earth Day Event to Remember !
• A Family Multi -Tour Geocache Adventure!
• Saturday, April 20th, 2013
•  Begin the fun @ 12:30 pm in the Program Room at the Petoskey District Library. You will receive your coordinates from us and our partners at the LTBB of Odawa, the Tipp of the Mitt Watershed Council and Emmet County DPW Recycling for a walking tour geocache...

• Geocaching for Beginners
• 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Saturday, April 6
• Wisser-Saworski Nature Preserve, just outside Boyne Falls.
• Wear appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.
• Bring GPS if possible; some are available to share.
•  www.landtrust.org

• Identifying Birds by Sight,  a nature program
• 1 p.m., Saturday, April 13th
• Grass River Natural Area, 6500 Alden Hwy., Bellaire.
• $5 per person; advance registration required.
•  (231) 533-8314 or www.grassriver.org

Family nature club

• Northwoods Family Nature Club
• 1 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month
•  Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center, East Jordan.
• Activities include unstructured playtime, outdoor exploration and field trips.
•  Open to families with children of all ages.
• www.wagbo.org.

• Raven Hill Discovery Center opens to families for free the second Saturday each month.

• No groups or organizations.

• Open noon-4 p.m.

• Raven Hill is located at 4737 Fuller Rd., East Jordan.

• (231) 536-3369 or www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org.

• A maple syrup open house at Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center in East Jordan
• 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Saturday, March 30
• Event includes tastings, treats, tours, petting zoo, kids activities, hikes, Easter egg hunt and more.
•  Free!
•  (231) 536-0333 or info@wagbo.org.

• Maple Syrup Day at Hartwick Pines State Park
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23
•  Hartwick Pines State Park, 4216 Ranger Road, Grayling.
• Event includes demonstrations, workshops, pancakes, samples and more.
•  (989) 348-7068 or www.michigan.gov.

On Sunday, March 17, Getting Kids Outdoors partnered with the Little Traverse

Bay Bands for a Maple Syrup workshop. More than 50 people met at the Craven

Family Sugarbush, located north of Harbor Springs. Doug Craven, an LTBB

member, along with three of his four boys came out to help and haul buckets,

boil sap and romp in the snow. After a quick...

Northern Michigan Outdoors: A Q&A with Josh Baker, owner of The Outfitter in Harbor Springs, on the giant ice mass discovery on Lake Michigan.