Video: Adorable Young Raccoons Enjoying North Oakland County Woods
This adorable group was undeterred by our presence, giving us a good couple minutes of foraging and frolicking to film. Enjoy!
Sharing the Woods and a Sense of Wonder Thanks to Royal Oak Nature Society
Sharing the Woods and a Sense of Wonder Thanks to Royal Oak Nature Society (Don Drife, President Royal Oak Nature Society, April 13, 2019) Royal Oak, MI – It’s a sunny spring day and I’m sitting on a bench listening to trilling Redwing Blackbirds, feeling the sun on my face, and watching a pair of…
Explore: Dow Gardens Whiting Forest Canopy Walk in Midland
Explore: Dow Gardens Whiting Forest Canopy Walk in Midland (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 2, 2018) Midland, MI- “There is a perceived sense of danger. Perceived is the key,” said Mike Whiting, President of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation of the new canopy walk at Whiting Forest in Dow Gardens. “There’s an adrenaline…
Explore: Douglas Evans Nature Preserve
Explore: Douglas Evans Nature Preserve (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 1, 2018) Beverly Hills, MI -A recent adventure in Beverly Hills put me in the middle of an 18 acre nature preserve that has the most beautiful insects, and a pretty walking path. With fields of flowers and patches of woods along the Rouge River, there…
Explore: Red Oaks Nature Center
Explore: Red Oaks Nature Center (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 29, 2018) Madison Heights, MI – On 13 Mile Road between John R and Dequindre is the Red Oaks Nature Center. This oasis offers just over a mile’s worth of trails through a pretty patch of woods. Along the way one can listen to the calls…
Explore: E L Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield Hills
Explore: E L Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield Hills (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 2, 2018) Bloomfield Hills, MI – There is something exciting about walking across a lake on a long wooden walkway and looking down into the water and seeing a foot long trout swimming alongside. On a recent visit to the E. L.…