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| Tuesday March 16, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Global Climate Change and the Great Lakes Brent Lofgren of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory will discuss the degree of certainty associated with various claims about climate change, and the implications for Great Lakes water levels and other aspects of the region's ecology. Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Sunday March 21, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | "Secret Hike" Peace Lake. 4 miles. unmarked trails. Four-mile "Secret Hike" around Peace Lake in the Pinckney Rec Area to learn about watersheds w/ guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd west through Dexter; continue west on Island Lake Rd 3 miles to Dexter Townhall Rd; turn left, go west 1.5 miles to Hankerd Rd; turn right, go north 1mile; park along Hankerd Rd just south of Pickerel Lake access road. See "P" on map. Free. Open to the public. (more) Just south of Pickerel Lake access road (Hankerd Road Pinckney, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Sunday March 28, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Stinchfield Woods Hike Hike 5 miles through hilly terrain of deciduous and conifer woods, includes 90-year-old white pine stand and view from Peach Mountain. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 p.m. to carpool or 1:30 p.m. at the trail. Take Dexter Ann Arbor Rd west thru Dexter, turn right/north onto Dexter Pinckney Rd, turn left/west onto N Territorial Rd. Park in the office building lot, on the south side just west of Dexter Pinckney Rd. Contact Nancy Shiffler (734) 971-1157 (more) Zingerman's Roadhouse or trailhead (Corner of Jackson Rd and Maple , ) Add This Event | |
| Tuesday April 13, 2010 | ||
| 7:15 pm | HVG: Sierra Club Book Club Book: Reflections from the North Country, by Sigurd Olson -- classic nature writing from Minnesota and the Boundary Waters Contact: Nancy Shiffler (734) 971-1157 (more) Nicola's Books (Westgate Shopping Center, 2513 Jackson Ave Ann Arbor, MI) Map Add This Event |  |
| Sunday April 18, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Sugarloaf Hill "Secret Hike", 4 miles Hike to the top of Sugarloaf Hill then through mature woods to the north shore of Crooked Lake in the Waterloo State Rec. Area, four miles in all on this "Secret Hike" w/ guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take I-94 west to Pierce Rd exit; go north to Bush Rd; turn left, west, follow Bush Rd to Waterloo Rd; turn left, west, one-half mile to Guinan Rd; turn left, 1/4 mile to the trailhead. (more) trailhead (Guinan Road Waterloo, Mi) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday April 20, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Reclaiming Your Garden for You A look at the balance of native/non-native plants: Our speaker will help us to examine our assumptions on how we use space, what "belongs" in a garden, and how it "should" look. A look at the shift in mindset related to your property and how you live there. David Michener has gone lawnless, but not because he's anti-turf. Find out how and why! Dr. David C. Michener, author and Assoc. Curator, UM MBGNA, focuses on development, planning, and use of academic living collections. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Sunday May 9, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | Mitchell Field through Arboretum Hike We'll hike amongst the beautiful Arboretum for about 3 miles. Beginning at Mitchell Field, walking through Gallup Park and then through the Arb and back. Lovely for Mother's Day and a Sunday outing. Contact Kathy Guerreso at 734-677-0823 for more details. afternoon (more) Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Mitchell field parking lot farthest east, at Mitch Map Add This Event | |
| Sunday May 16, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Mill Lake "Secret Hike", 5 miles Hike five miles around Mill Lake on marked trails, gravel roads and unmarked trails in the Waterloo State Recreation Area on a "Secret Hike" with guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take I-94 west to Pierce Rd exit; go north past Cavanaugh Lake Rd to Bush Rd; turn left (west) and follow Bush Rd to the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center entrance road. Turn left and park at the first (lower) lot. (more) Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center (Bush Road Waterloo, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday May 18, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Above the Arctic Circle: Trekking Axel Heiberg Island Alan Richardson will take us along with him on a photographic trip above the Arctic Circle to Axel Heiberg Island. Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Friday May 28, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | HVG: North Manitou Island Service Weekend Trip Carpooling Friday evening and Monday. Camping, ferry and food fees. Adults 21+. Trip limit. Moderate backpacking. Deadline May 1, 2010. Unique and scenic. Contact Kathy Guerreso at 734-677-0823 for reservations and details. (more) North Manitou Island, Glen Arbor, MI Map Add This Event |  |
| Sunday June 27, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Pickerel Lake "Secret Hike/Swim", 2.5 miles Hike 2.5 miles around Pickerel Lake in the Pinckney State Rec. Area w/ guest "Secret Hike" leader Barry Lonik; swim afterward. Either meet @ picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm @ the trail. Take Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd west thru Dexter; continue west on Island Lake Rd 3 miles to Dexter Townhall Rd; turn right, north, to N Territorial Rd; turn left, go west 1.5 miles to Hankerd Rd; turn right, go north 1 mile; turn right onto the Pickerel Lake access road. (more) Pickerel Lake (Hankerd Road Pinckney, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
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