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Oakwoods Nature Center, by Flat Rock
Please pre-register for programs. For additional information or to register for programs at the Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, please call 734-782-3956.
Monday, January 12, 20098, 10:00am – Homeschool Monday. Home schoolers will experience a fun and exciting program. Fee: $3 per child.

Passing along information…
Hello there. My name is Dusty and I instruct a series of natural history art programs for children and teens at local community centers and libraries. All classes are very educational and I feel that home school students and parents would appreciate the value of Nature’s Art classes.
I am interested in getting the [...]

Hawk Woods Nature Center will be hosting a Project Learning Tree workshop for naturalist, home school parents, pre-service teachers and of course K-8 teachers. Project Learning Tree is a national model of environmental education.
The workshop will be on Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 9-3. Participants will receive the guide and certification from the national PLT [...]

Ideas for learning and celebrating Earth Day 2008
Learn how to reduce and balance your carbon footprint.
Earth Day Events & Activities at Flint Children’s Museum. Loads of different activites from April 9 – 30, 2008.
For Earth Day 2008, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenges residents and communities around the Great Lakes to collect and recycle electronic [...]

For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum
2142 N. Genesee Rd, Burton
For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum Maps
For more information about a program call the Nature Preserve at 810-789-8567 and the Arboretum at 810-789-8568.
To pre-register for a program call 810-736-7100 ext. 6.
Click http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/order_formar.htm to make reservations.

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Home School Students: Exploring [...]

Detroit Zoological Society and Project S.N.A.P. Announce Youth Art Competition and Mosaic Murals Exhibition
The Detroit Zoological Society, in collaboration with Project S.N.A.P., is calling for entries for a Youth Art Competition and Mosaic Murals Exhibition in celebration of 2008 Year of the Frog and the Detroit Zoo’s 80th Anniversary. The competition is open to all [...]

Stony Creek Nature Center, by Rochester/Washington Twp
Please pre-register for programs 586-781-9113

April 2, 2008, 11:00am Homeschool – Eggstravaganza. $
April 9, 2008, 11:00am Homeschool – Monster Moths. $
April 16, 2008, 11:00am Homeschool – Hikers. $
April 23, 2008, 11:00am Homeschool – Go Fly a Kite. $
April 30, 2008, 11:00am Homeschool – Wonders of the Wetlands. $

Oakwoods Nature Center, by Flat Rock
Please pre-register for programs. For additional information or to register for programs at the Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, please call 734-782-3956.
March 10, 2008, 10:00am – Homeschool Monday. $.

Belle Isle Nature Zoo, Detroit
Please pre-register for programs. For additional information or to register, please contact the Nature Zoo at 313-852-4056. Metropark interpreters offer these programs at the Belle Isle Nature Zoo, operated by the Detroit Zoological Society.

March 13, 2008, 1:00pm, Just for Homeschoolers – Scavenger Hunt. From vultures to beetles, we need our clean-up [...]