Event Information

Details for Explorer’s Club

Date(s): 12/07/2024 - 12/07/2024

Time: 10:00 am -11:00 am

Overview:
Explorer’s Club is a monthly program, occurring the first Saturday of each month, for your 6 to 14-year-olds to learn about Michigan’s native species. We’ll cover everything from plants, to animals, to insects and everything in-between! Each month will have a specific theme or topic, but we will learn and explore inside and outside each month.

What to Expect:
This program starts indoors, ends outdoors. The time, approximately 15 minutes will be spent indoors; and 45 minutes will be spent on a leisurely walk. We will conclude at the Oakwoods Nature Center. The planned path surface is dirt and gravel, and mostly flat and level.

January 6 – Explorer’s Club: Animals in Winter
February 3 – Explorer’s Club: Groundhogs
March 2 – Explorer’s Club: Maple Sugaring
April 6 – Explorer’s Club: Talking about Toads
May 4 – Explorer’s Club: Seed Dispersal
June 1 – Explorer’s Club: What’s That Bug
July 6 – Explorer’s Club: Crayfish
August 3 – Explorer’s Club: Caterpillars
September 7 – Explorer’s Club: Migration
October 5 – Explorer’s Club: Predator Prey
November 2 – Explorer’s Club: Owls
December 7 – Explorer’s Club: Food Chains

Ages: Children 6-14.
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Cost: $4 per child
Location: Oakwoods Metropark, Nature Center

Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. the day before the program.

Click here for a full list of times and to register online. For questions or to register by phone call 734-782-3956.