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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
Multiple DatesWed, May 28RoscommonThank 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, May 28Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us for this all ages event where we learn about the various frog calls heard in our area!
Fri, Jun 06Gahagan Nature PreserveWould you like to see live birds up close? Come out to Gahagan for a very special hummingbird banding demonstration. We will be joined by Allen Chartier, one of three people in the state of MI licensed to band hummingbirds. This event kicks off the happenings for the Kirtland's Warbler Festival.
Fri, Jun 06Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin us at Gahagan to kick off the Kirtland's Warbler Festival! Beer and wine tasting and a scavenger hunt from 5-7pm. Allen Chartier presents Hummingbirds of the Great Lakes at 7pm, and we close the event at 8pm with a live art auction.
Wed, Jun 25Gahagan Nature PreserveJoin long-time Gahagan educator, Tom Dale, as we study this interesting group of non-flowering plants in their native habitat!
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!
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, 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, May 10RoscommonLearn about World Migratory Bird Day and how you can help birds using the seven simple actions to create bird-friendly spaces where you live, then take to the trails for a bird-themed scavenger hunt!
Sat, Apr 26Gahagan 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.
Thu, Mar 06Gahagan Nature PreserveWe are cancelling tonight's Owl Prowl due to high winds this evening and low possibility of hearing owls. Hope to see you at a future event!
Sat, Mar 01RoscommonCalling all women adventurers! Join us as we head off trail to explore the natural communities on Gahagan’s new wetland property. Terrain will be rugged and a bit more difficult than our regular hikes. Waterproof footwear is highly recommended.
Sat, Feb 08Gahagan 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.
Tue, Feb 04RoscommonJoin us for this glow-in-the-dark scavenger hunt at the Preserve! Solve nature-related riddles and look for glowing “clues” under the fresh snow. Open to all ages.- Sat, Jan 18Gahagan 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, Nov 06RoscommonMix Art + Nature + Imagination with us as we create and decorate fall-themed fairy houses to place on the preserve trails!
Tue, Oct 29RoscommonJoin us for a spooky Halloween-themed night hike at the Preserve! Our educational program topic is all about nocturnal animals - and what these critters do during the wee hours!
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