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Edible Plants of the Park
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This Friday come down to the Nature Center to learn about all the important plants of our park, from Sugar Maple and Morels to Apple and Red Oak! Not everything will be edible now, or legal to harvest (looking at you, Ramps), but it’s useful…
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Historical Traces Trek
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Join Dave Lea, who has been exploring the park since the 1970’s, on an exciting, off-trail adventure finding the park’s historic sites. Wear sturdy boots and long pants to discover traces of the past.
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Pollinator Walk
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Join a naturalist for a casual walk through the gardens and meadow to identify flowers and their pollinator friends! All ages welcome, dress for the weather.
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Woodland Walk
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Hike the Woodland Dunes Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau and learn about the different types of trees, how to identify them, how they grow and how to tell their age.
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Discovery Bird Walk
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Meet Master Naturalists Janet & Andy Raddatz to observe birds and nature in the Woodland Dunes area.
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Night Hike
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Master naturalist instructors Jim Buchholz and Phyllis McKenzie will lead a hike along the Woodland Dunes Accessible Trail to experience what can be heard and “seen” in the dark of the night.
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Foraging Fundamentals!
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This Friday, come on down to the Nature Center and learn about foraging! We will be covering good safety practices, as well as honorable harvesting and staying on the right side of the law. And book recommendations! We may take a short hike to test…
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Geo Hike
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Join us for a guided hike about how the geology of Whitefish Dunes reveals the past and shapes the present.
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Herb Walk
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Dave LaLuzerne was born with a green spark in his heart. (Interestingly, his last name is the French word for alfalfa.) Nurtured through pharmacy school and many years as an herbal pharmacist in his own herb shop, he now finds his passion is…
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Discovery Bird Walk
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Meet Master Naturalists Janet & Andy Raddatz to observe birds and nature in the Woodland Dunes area.