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Calendar
Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve has numerous events during the year, including public education programs for all ages, environmental field trips for area schools, nature presentations by noted speakers, AuSable River water quality monitoring field days and more. Check out upcoming events through our calendar below:
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Upcoming Events
Wed, Dec 03Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Sat, Dec 06Gahagan Nature PreserveCreate your very own holiday wreath using fresh greenery! Learn how to identify some of our favorite evergreen tree species, and the benefits of having plants in your home.- Sat, Dec 06Gahagan Nature PreserveCreate your very own holiday wreath using fresh greenery! Learn how to identify some of our favorite evergreen tree species, and the benefits of having plants in your home.
Multiple DatesWed, Dec 17CRAF CenterThank you for your interest in our Early Release Program! Program is located at the CRAF Center. Bussing is available for Roscommon Elementary Students. Youth will participate in sports, nature games and crafts, and other recreational activities. Program intended for students grades K-4.- Wed, Jan 07Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Sat, Jan 10Gahagan Nature PreserveThe Gahagan Nature Preserve is home to a few forest community types, each with different types of trees. Tour the preserve on snowshoes and learn how to identify trees using features other than leaves. Open to all ages.- Wed, Feb 04Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Sat, Feb 14Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us this Valentine’s Day for a hike that celebrates nature’s greatest love stories – from symbiotic relationships to interesting wildlife interactions, learn about dynamic duos found along the trails at the Preserve. Couples, singles, pals, or families; all are welcome to join for this Valentine- Wed, Mar 04Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Tue, Nov 11Gahagan Nature PreserveMix Art + Nature + Imagination with us as we create and decorate fall-themed fairy houses to place on the preserve trails! Open to all ages.- Wed, Nov 05Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Sun, Oct 19Gahagan Nature PreserveStop by our Annual Open House! No registration necessary. This event marks the grand opening of the Preserve’s new building addition, completed over the summer, and is the perfect reason to come together and celebrate nature, community, and discovery.- Wed, Oct 01Gahagan Nature PreserveThis event has been canceled due to lack of registrations. Explore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
- Tue, Sep 16Gahagan Nature PreserveThe Gahagan Forestry Scavenger hunt is a great activity to do with a group, or all on your own! The event will begin with an overview of the trails at the Gahagan Nature Preserve and some tree identification tips. Then we will set you free to find marked points within the preserve and collect data.
- Wed, Sep 03Gahagan Nature PreserveExplore the outdoors through a nature-inspired story and related activity at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Recommended for children aged 3-6. Cost is $3.00 per youth aged 3 and up.
Mon, Jul 28RoscommonRegister for our Nature Camp from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday! Open to youth entering grades K-6. Get ready to get messy this week as we explore the mucky and dirt-filled habitats of the Preserve!
Sat, Jul 12Gahagan Nature PreserveCome out to Gahagan Nature Preserve on Saturday July 12th from 7:00 am–10:00 am for a tour to see Kirtland’s Warblers and their jack pine ecosystem home.
Mon, Jun 30RoscommonRegister for our Nature Camp from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday! Open to youth entering grades K-6. Put your mad scientist hat on this week as we explore the unknown and journey into the many -ologies found at the Gahagan Nature Preserve!
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