Join us at Maplehurst Natural Area to help plant hundreds of trees! Through this event, GTRLC strives to create healthy native habitats, increase species diversity, and reforest degraded ecosystems. If this sounds like something that interests you, please attend our event and help us get some trees in the ground!

The Basics: 

GTRLC will provide any materials necessary for the workday. Volunteers will plant trees in specific locations of the recreation area, so come prepared for a moderately strenuous activity, with volunteers often bending and kneeling to dig and plant trees. A porta john is available for use in the parking lot of this property.

The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

Directions: Please meet us in the parking lot of Maplehurst Natural Area.

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

SIGN UP HERE.

Come out to help plant native plugs at Misty Acres! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration projects by assisting with planting native plugs grown in GTRLC’s very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply all materials necessary for the workday, and teach you everything you need to know to properly plant our native species. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort
• Your favorite pair of gardening gloves, if preferred

SIGN UP HERE.

Foraging Identification Walk (Rescheduled)

Take a walk with us at East Creek Reserve to learn about spring edible flora and funga.
When: Thursday, April 25th from 3:00 – 4:30pm
Where: East Creek Reserve. 44.62776, -85.50406. Meet at the parking lot on Mayfield Rd.
Registration: $10. Please click HERE to register. Attendees aged 18+ are welcome to this event.

Medalie Park Arbor Day Planting Workbee

Plant native trees and shrubs at Medalie Park! Wet-tolerant species will be hand-planted in lowland areas along the shores of Boardman Lake to help improve stormwater uptake, water quality, and wildlife habitat. Please bring sturdy footwear, work gloves, and your favorite planting shovel if you have one. Extra shovels will be available along with light snacks and water.

When: Friday, April 26 from 9:30am – 12:00pm
Where: Medalie Park
Registration is required. Please click HERE to register.

In celebration of Earth Day, please join FLOW (For Love of Water), Michiganders for a Just Farming System (MJFS), Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action (MiCCA) and VegMichigan for a screening of “The Smell of Money” at the Old
Town Playhouse in Traverse City on April 27, 2024 from 6-9 pm.
“The Smell of Money” is a David vs. Goliath tale of one woman’s battle against one of the world’s largest pork companies to reclaim her right to clean air, clean water and to protect her beloved community.
The evening is FREE to attend and will include tabling with local partners, food, a cash bar, and a guest panel discussion led by Carrie La Seur from FLOW after the film.

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Featured April 27 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Training
Watershed Council Office: 426 Bay Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Join us for our spring Volunteer Stream Monitoring training! We will start with a short presentation at our office and have pizza for lunch, before heading out to the Bear River for the field portion of the training. Register for the training HERE. 

What: Tour de TART
When: Friday, July 19 | 4pm – 10pm
Where: Check in is from 4 – 6:30 at Darrow Park and we ride to North Park in Suttons Bay

Get ready for this pedal-powered adventure! Secure your spot for the upcoming Tour de TART on Friday, July 19. Cruise along a delightful 17-mile journey with scenic views and delicious pit stops along the way. Experience the beauty of the bay with a mouthwatering meal in Suttons Bay and a cash bar featuring local brews and wine, followed by a relaxing bus ride back to Traverse City. Don’t miss out on this unforgettably fun family event!

Riders enjoy two food stops along the 17-mile ride, including the famous luau party hosted by Brick Wheels, waterfront dinner catered by V.I. Grill & Fiddleheads, North Peak brews, Shady Lane Cellar wine, treats from Grand Traverse Pie Company, Milk & Honey, and Northwoods Soda and a relaxing bus ride back to Traverse City. Even more fun details to come…
REGISTER HERE!

Join us at Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve to help plant hundreds of trees! Through this event, GTRLC strives to create healthy native habitats, increase species diversity, and reforest degraded ecosystems. If this sounds like something that interests you, please join us and help get some trees in the ground!

The Basics:
GTRLC will provide any materials necessary for the workday. Volunteers will help plant trees in specific locations of the preserve, so come prepared for a moderately strenuous activity with volunteers often bending and kneeling to dig and plant trees. Restrooms and drinking water are available on site.

The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

Directions: Please meet us at our office off of 3 Mile road, address below. Come down the driveway and park anywhere by the Conservation Center building.

2846 3 Mile Rd. N, Traverse City, MI 49686

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

SIGN UP HERE.

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Nature Journaling Series: How to Start a Nature Journal

Connect with the natural world on paper! During this 3-part series, you will slow down and nurture your connection with the outdoors. Each week will focus on a different theme including: how to start your nature journal, sketching observations, mapping and storytelling. Afterward, you will leave with the tools to confidently continue your nature journaling experience!
This first session’s theme is learning how to start a nature journal. Participants can sign up for a single class or the whole series! This program is geared toward an audience of 16+.

When: Wednesday, May 1, 15 and 29 from 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: Oleson Pavilion behind the Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Rd, Traverse City, MI 49685
Registration: $25/class or $60 to register for all three classes in the series. All supplies are included. Registration is required. Please click HERE to register.

Help us restore and protect the sensitive dune ecosystem of Maple Bay! This popular beach destination provides habitat for rare native species, and we need your help to keep the dune healthy. Come on out to help us install fencing on the dune to guide human use and limit the trampling of these special plants.

The Basics:
GTRLC will supply gloves, tools, and water. Our team will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and fence installation. No prior experience is necessary – just come ready to learn something new! Be sure to sign in at registration when you arrive. This activity is moderately strenuous, with volunteers often bending and kneeling to install fencing. It will be about a mile hike to get to our worksite. A porta john is available for use at the trailhead of this property.

The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.

What we recommend bringing: 

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort
• A pair of work gloves

Location: Please meet us at the trailhead of Maple Bay Natural Area.

 Maple Bay Natural Area

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact Erica DesJardins at edesjardins@gtrlc.org or 231-929-7911 (ext. 316).

SIGN UP HERE.

Join us to explore the proposed ‘Excelsior’ Perch Lake addition to Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Nature Preserve! You’ll experience the natural habitat for the hundreds of plant and animal species that call this remarkable place home, including a view of Perch Lake and the surrounding wetlands, while learning about the Conservancy’s effort to add this 342-acre parcel to the preserve.
The Basics:
Come prepared with hiking gear, water, and your curiosity!
What should I bring?
Consider bringing your camera or binoculars
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
Sturdy, close-toed shoes are recommended
Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort
Consider bringing hiking poles if you prefer

Registration is required as updates or cancellations will be communicated with registered participants via email. If you’re completing registration for multiple people, please register each individually. Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact us at (231) 929-7911 or info@gtrlc.org.

May 4 and 11 6th Annual Scout Mulch Sale

Hi Neighbors-

Thanks to our patrons like many of you, we have expanded our fundraising to include 2 additional troops (one being an all girl troop) to help them fund their programs. Below are the details for this year’s mulch sale. Please spread the word within your circle of influence.

Pick-up DATES:
Saturdays May 4 and May 11 between 8:30AM and 12:00PM at First Congregational Church at the peninsula base.
Mulch type: undyed (natural) hardwood bark mulch (image below), the same as mulch we have in prior years.

PRICING:
By the bag (standard 2 cubic foot bag): $3.50/bag
By the cubic yard: $35/yard 

ADDITIONAL DELIVERY COSTS:
3 yard minimum, 6 yard max per load
Delivery costs based on navigation mapping fastest route mileage from First Congregational Church (base of Old Mission)

1-10 miles=$45
10-=15 miles=$55
15-20 miles=$65
20-30 miles=$95

Delivery pre-ordering can be done in advance by emailing the following information to sunbeamhillfarms@gmail.com

Name
Delivery Address
Mobile phone
Amount in cubic yards (3’x3’x3′)
Specific location for dumping
NOTE: Most of the deliveries will be done on the weekends, but may also occur on weekdays as needed.

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Chippewa Valley Audubon Club member, Peter Koper, will discuss birds found at the Millpond throughout the year and places to find them. Migration season is a particularly good time.

Contact Gary Kramer at Gkramer1497@gmail.com

Join us for a walk along the Pete’s Woods trail within Arcadia Dunes Nature Preserve! Volunteer leader Paula Dreeszen will highlight the blooming wildflowers during key periods in spring.

The Basics~
A 1.5-mile rolling hike on the beloved loop trail at Pete’s Woods. Known for its dazzling display of spring wildflowers, Pete’s Woods is a fantastic place to see a variety of spring ephemerals that our region has to offer! Come prepared with sturdy hiking shoes, water and a snack.

What should I bring?|
Consider bringing your camera or binoculars
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

Registration is required as updates or cancellations will be communicated with registered participants via email. If you’re completing registration for multiple people, please register each individually. Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact us at (231) 929-7911 or info@gtrlc.org

REGISTER HERE.

In this blended course, adults will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges in youth. Complete a 2-hour self-paced online course, then participate in two in-person instructor-led workshops.

Our in-person portion is divided between two evening classes: Thursday, May 9th, and Tuesday, May 14th, from 6-8:30pm.

Details regarding the online precourse will be sent to you soon after registration.

Once this course is fully complete, a certification is available from the National Council of Mental Health.

REGISTRATION HERE.

MOM & ME GUIDED HIKE
Friday, May 10, 2024, 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Grand Traverse Conservation District, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City, MI, 49685
Description: Join a District naturalist for a guided hike on the Natural Education Reserve to celebrate Mother’s Day! We will explore spring flora and fauna as we walk through different natural areas.

Registration: Free. Registration is required. Please click HERE to register.

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Help us give GTRLC’s trails some TLC! Join us for a workday tackling a variety of tasks aimed to improve and maintain the incredible habitats and access to nature that Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve provides.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply gloves and tools. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and trail maintenance. No prior experience necessary! A range of activities are available from lightweight trimming to heavy-duty trail work. Participants will be hiking up to 3 miles of trail and taking care of any issues that they find. Porta johns are available at some trailheads, but not all.

The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.

What volunteers will do:

• Re-grading the trail bed with hand tools
• Building new sections of trail and re-routing sections that need improvement
• Hauling and installing stone and gravel in certain sections of the trail
• Trimming vegetation to open sight lines
• Trailblazing
• Other preserve maintenance tasks, including invasive species management, installing signage, etc.

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, close-toed shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort
• Your favorite pair of work gloves, if preferred

Directions:  Our meeting place may vary week by week, so please sign up for your shift below, and we will email you our specific meeting location before the workday.

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

SIGN UP HERE: 4/30/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
SIGN UP HERE: 5/14/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm

Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.

The Basics: 

GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

What will volunteers be doing:

• Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
• Digging and dibble bar usage
• Removing and handling native plugs from their containers 

What should I bring?

• Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
• Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
• Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort

sign up: 4/20/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 4/24/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 4/27/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/1/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/4/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/8/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
sign up: 5/11/2024 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
sign up: 5/15/2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Nature Journaling Series: How to Start a Nature Journal

Connect with the natural world on paper! During this 3-part series, you will slow down and nurture your connection with the outdoors. Each week will focus on a different theme including: how to start your nature journal, sketching observations, mapping and storytelling. Afterward, you will leave with the tools to confidently continue your nature journaling experience!
This first session’s theme is learning how to start a nature journal. Participants can sign up for a single class or the whole series! This program is geared toward an audience of 16+.

When: Wednesday, May 1, 15 and 29 from 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: Oleson Pavilion behind the Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Rd, Traverse City, MI 49685
Registration: $25/class or $60 to register for all three classes in the series. All supplies are included. Registration is required. Please click HERE to register.

Indigenous Sovereignty with speaker Matthew L. M. Fletcher, J.D.
Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School

May 16, 2024
Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium | in person & online

Grant funding provided by The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

IN PERSON TICKETS
ONLINE TICKETS
STUDENT // EDUCATOR

MUCH MORE INFO HERE.

The Ottaway – A River Reconnected is a one-hour documentary, revealing the environmental awakening of a community and the effort to restore the Boardman-Ottaway River; a feat made possible by FishPass!

The film has world-wide implications as communities around the globe wrestle with similar complex dilemmas of trying to reconnect rivers with their historic native waters.

This free event is sponsored by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission – public welcome – RSVP required. Reserve your ticket HERE.

Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres at 4:30pm with film premiere from 6-7:30pm.

Caring for Children Who have Experienced Trauma is a 6-session course for parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, guardians, caregivers, grandparents, childcare providers, and those who work with children and families.

Explore the behavioral and biological impact of trauma on children and how to use a trauma-informed perspective to care for children.

6 contact hours will be accredited for sessions 1-3 (Trauma Basics) and another 6 contact hours for sessions 4-6 (Putting Trauma Knowledge Into Action).

Sessions are in-person weekly at 6pm-8pm from May 16th to June 20th in Hillman.

No Cost to residents of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, & Presque Isle Counties. Out of area cost is $50. Register now and check out our other courses HERE.

Come meet a LIVE bird of prey!

Join us for some free feathered fun for the whole family on Thursday May 16th, from 6pm to 8pm at Silver Spruce Brewing on 8th Street as they host our second annual Spring “Flight” silent auction supporting North Sky Raptor Sanctuary of Interlochen Mi.

The event will host dozens of items up for auction from over 30 local vendors, entertainment venues, crafters, shops, and restaurants, with 100% of the proceeds supporting North Sky Raptor Sanctuary’s injured wildlife rehabilitation budget for 2024 (www.northskyraptor.org)  

Alongside the auction (one of our primary sources of funds last year for our rescue/rehabilitation efforts) we will also be featuring multiple presentations with our LIVE raptor ambassador birds of prey throughout the evening!

And, of course, Silver Spruce offers many excellent food and drink options to partake of as you peruse the various items up for bid!

Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause, and thank YOU for joining us!

In this blended course, adults will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges in youth. Complete a 2-hour self-paced online course, then participate in two in-person instructor-led workshops.

Our in-person portion is divided between two evening classes: Thursday, May 9th, and Tuesday, May 14th, from 6-8:30pm.

Details regarding the online precourse will be sent to you soon after registration.

Once this course is fully complete, a certification is available from the National Council of Mental Health.

REGISTRATION HERE.