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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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Bird Walks on Sundays at 8am! - Weather Permitting
Join us at 8am on Sundays at the kiosk for a guided bird walk. No registration necessary. If there is rain or inclement weather, bird walks will not take place.
Upcoming Events
Sat, Sep 26RoscommonHelp us with our Fall clean up at this volunteer work day!
Multiple DatesWed, Sep 30CRAF 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.
Tue, Oct 13Gahagan 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.- Sun, Oct 18Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin as as we celebrate the Gahagan Nature Preserve becoming part of the Old Growth Forest Network!
Thu, Nov 12Gahagan 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.
Mon, Jul 27Gahagan Nature PreserveRegister for our Nature Camp from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday! Open to youth entering grades K-8. Step into the fascinating world of fungi this week at Gahagan! Campers will explore forest trails, learn to identify local mushrooms, and uncover the vital role fungi play in healthy ecosystems.
Mon, Jul 13Gahagan Nature PreserveRegister for our Nature Camp from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday! Open to youth entering grades K-8. Let creativity bloom during at our Nature Artists week! Campers will craft their own masterpieces inspired by the great outdoors.
Sat, Jul 11Gahagan Nature PreserveCome out to Gahagan Nature Preserve on Saturday July 11th from 7:00 am–10:00 am for a tour to see Kirtland’s Warblers and their jack pine ecosystem home.
Mon, Jun 29Gahagan Nature PreserveRegister for our Nature Camp from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday! Open to youth entering grades K-8. Join us this week for a curiosity-fueled camp where kids become investigators of the outdoors, using real observation skills to solve “mysteries” hidden in the natural world.
Sat, Jun 06Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us for a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Browse a wide variety of gently used items while supporting your Preserve. Every purchase helps support our education programs, conservation efforts, and improvements on the grounds. Come treasure-hunting for a cause!- Fri, Jun 05Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us for a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Browse a wide variety of gently used items while supporting your Preserve. Every purchase helps support our education programs, conservation efforts, and improvements on the grounds. Come treasure-hunting for a cause!
Fri, Jun 05Gahagan Nature PreserveWould you like to see live birds up close? Come out to Gahagan for a bird banding demonstration. Find out why we band birds, what it tells us about their lives and their habitat. See how birds are captured, banded, measured, and what data is recorded.- Multiple DatesWed, May 27CRAF 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.
- Sat, May 23Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us for a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Browse a wide variety of gently used items while supporting your Preserve. Every purchase helps support our education programs, conservation efforts, and improvements on the grounds. Come treasure-hunting for a cause!
- Fri, May 22Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us for a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Gahagan Nature Preserve! Browse a wide variety of gently used items while supporting your Preserve. Every purchase helps support our education programs, conservation efforts, and improvements on the grounds. Come treasure-hunting for a cause!
Sat, May 09RoscommonJoin us as we highlight the role of public participation in collecting data on migratory bird populations and their habitats, and factors that impact their populations and contribute to our knowledge about how to protect them.- Tue, May 05Gahagan 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.
Sat, Apr 25Gahagan Nature PreserveLend a hand at the preserve on this volunteer work day! We will be removing excess brush, performing general trail maintenance and other projects around the preserve.
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