Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
Mackinaw City – mackinacraptorwatch.org
See the traditional way Native Americans made maple syrup at Keith Knecht’s Sugar Bush.
2152 Cassidy Road, Levering MI 49755
Tour a modern maple syrup production.
Bonz Beach Farm
20706 Bonz Beach Hwy., Onaway, 49765
Tour of Hammond Bay Biological Station
(Lamprey Research facility). Each tour limited to 10 participants and pre-registration required. Contact Andrea Miehls, amiehls@glfc.org or 989-734-4768
Kiss The Ground film and discussion with Greta and Brendan of Harvest Thyme Farm. See how the earth’s soil can be a game changer for climate change. Cheboygan Opera House, 403 N. Huron St., Cheboygan
Reforestation Project: Learn how to plant a tree or several. Windy Hill Farm. From Indian River, 7 miles South on Old 27 (Straits Hwy). Turn right (W) on Haakwood Rd. to dead end. Turn right (N) to the big barn at road end.
Emmet County Recycling Center Tour: Viewing the video showing parts of the sorting machinery (at emmetrecycling.org) will enhance the,tour. 7363 S. Pleasant View Rd., Harbor Springs.
Tour the Cheboygan Waste Water Facility. Learn about the new technology being implemented to upgrade the facility. 973 N Huron Street, Cheboygan
Guided Sturgeon Viewing Tour at Upper Black River. Pre-registration required. Participants can register by emailing Brenda at brenda@sturgeonfortomorrow.org.
Harvest Thyme Farm and Vineyard Tour: 4848 Indian Trail, Cheboygan.
Discover the Nature’s Megaphone! Hike with naturalists from Little Traverse Nature Conservancy to see how Nature’s Megaphone helps bring the woods alive. The 2 mile hike, through woods and over water can be done by all ages. Children are invited. Meet at the Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve parking area on Riverwoods Trail and Big Sky Trail off Onaway Rd., North of M68.
Visit the Children’s Trail for several hours of activities for adults and children. Learn about composting kitchen waste, and lamprey in our lakes, how to nurture garden plants, make plaster casts of animal tracks, how to plant seeds and more. Free fishing day. Children’s Trail is on the east side of the river near the ball fields. Enter from Cleveland Ave.
Little Traverse Bay Fishery Tour: The tribe’s DNR manages a small scale fish hatchery, conducting research, and rearing several different species including Sturgeon, White fish and Herring/Cisco. 5766 Drier Rd., Levering, MI 49755