Explore and engage with nature

Easy ways to explore and engage with nature:

• Guide to common wetland birds of southern Michigan.
• Guide to insects on your hike.
• Aquatic insect guide.
• Guide to spring wildflower hikes.
• Guide to mushrooms.
• Michigan learn-to-fish guide.
• Michigan frogs and toads.
• What in the Wild game.
• Michigan outdoors coloring pages.
• Learn about forests.
• Nature scavenger hunt.
• 84 easy science lessons.
• Nature activities for families.
• 20 backyard science experiments.
• Fun with fish activities.
• Smokey Bear cutout.
• Activities to learn about invasive species.
• Nature photography lesson.
• Track migration of monarch butterflies and other animals.
• Lost in the woods – a game that helps with observational skills, problem-solving strategies and learning about natural habitats.
• Concrete poetry – turn a scientific concept into art by creating a picture with vocabulary words.
• Alphabet in nature – search for letters formed by nature and photograph them.
• Bringing outdoor learning home.
• How to make a seed bomb to plant wildflowers (use with list of native wildflowers).
• Logmarks activity.
• Discover the Forest – easy, family-friendly activities for enjoying the outdoors, no matter where you are.
• Nature citizen science opportunities.
• Ideas and inspiration for outdoor adventures.
• How to find true north without a compass.
• Backyard BioBlitz activity – discover as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible near your home.
• Astronomy and measuring light pollution.
• How to make sidewalk chalk.

Wolf activities:

• Wolf mask.
• Wolf quiz.
• Wolf word search.

Bingo games:

• Backyard bingo.
• Park bingo.
• Multigenerational bingo.

Birds/birding activities:

• Online guide to birds and birdwatching.
• Birding by ear.
• Flap to the Future (learn about bird evolution).
• BeastBox (makes music by mixing wild animal voices with beatbox loops).
• Bird Song Hero (helps students learn bird songs).
• How to make a bird feeder out of a plastic bottle.
• How to make a bird feeder out of popsicle sticks.
• How to make a pinecone bird feeder (1).
• How to make pinecone bird feeders (2).