Visitor Center Hours:
Monday-Friday 8-5, Saturdays 9-5,  Sundays and Holidays 1-5
Trails open every day from dawn to dark

2010: May | June | July | August | September
October | November | December
Download a Registration Form to sign up for fee-related programs
April 2010
1/1/10-12/31/10

Member: $5
Non-member: $7
All Ages		 Walk 100 Miles
Register at the temporary visitor center to walk 100 miles on Chippewa Nature Center Trails and you will receive a logbook in which to keep track of the dates and mileage you have traveled. To achieve your goal, travel along any of the nature center trails by walking, skiing or snowshoeing. Take in the beautiful views along the Pine and Chippewa Rivers, investigate the fields, forests and wetlands, see how things change throughout the seasons, look for and enjoy the bountiful wildlife and join the many guided hikes throughout the year. 

Travel 100, 200 or 500 miles in 2010 and receive a t-shirt to mark your achievement!  Three additional prizes will be awarded to the three people who have logged the most miles.

Registration: 989-631-0830 or scheduler@chippewanaturecenter.org
4/22/10   Thursday
6:00 - 8:00 pm

4/29/10   Thursday
6:00 - 8:00 pm

5/1/10   Saturday
7:00 - 10:00 am

 Registration Deadline: 4/16/10

 Member: $20
Non-member: $30
Ages: 15+

 W10-06 Beginning Birdwatching
A bird flashes by when you are on a walk, and the person with you says, "Wow, did you see that male White-breasted Nuthatch?" How do birdwatchers DO that? If you are a beginning birdwatcher, or would like to give it a try, this three-session course is for you! Senior Naturalist Janea Little will help you learn the basics of birdwatching, from using binoculars and field guides to learning how to notice the most important features of a bird, even when it is flying away from you.

The first session (April 22, 6-8 pm) will be indoors and will include choosing and using binoculars and field guides, how to distinguish the major families of birds, and learning to use the field guide with bird mounts. (It's easier to identify birds if they aren't moving!) What is the difference, really, between the pointy beak of a warbler and the thick beak of a cardinal? What does the field guide mean by "bold" in describing an eyeline? We'll work through basic field guide "language," then put it to work in the next two sessions. Those sessions (April 29, 6-8 pm and May 1, 7-10 am) will be mostly outdoors and will concentrate on watching and identifying common birds around the nature center.

Participants in this course can bring their own binoculars and field guides, or they can borrow CNC's for the three sessions. Meet at the Nature Study Building the night of the first session.

2010: May | June | July | August | September
October | November | December
 

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