• 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  

• 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.

• Harbor Springs Chapter of the North Country Trail Association hosts a two-mile Mother’s Day hike
• 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13. 
• Meet at Pleasantview Township hall to carpool; dinner follows.
• Call  (231) 420-2836.

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/