Watch Your Waste 101
You will be given the tools to reduce what goes in your trash and discuss how reducing, reusing and recycling can save natural resources and decrease carbon emissions.
You will be given the tools to reduce what goes in your trash and discuss how reducing, reusing and recycling can save natural resources and decrease carbon emissions.
This class is offered through a partnership with Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education & Training. You must complete registration on their website here. Cost: $99 Class description: New! Learn all about the wonderful, soil building benefits of worm-based composting! Find out what makes worms happy, and how to prevent problems. Participants will leave with their […]
We will cover basic techniques from fermentation to canning and curing to drying.
You will be given the tools to reduce what goes in your trash and discuss how reducing, reusing and recycling can save natural resources and decrease carbon emissions.
Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of the function and purpose of citizen science as well as specific citizen science projects they can start participating in.
Learn some of the basics of perennial food forest planning, enjoy tastes of perennial foods, and take home some simple ideas to implement perennial foods in your home garden.
This class is offered through a partnership with Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education & Training. Cost: $79 Class description: Explore food production within a forest system and the multiple functions […]
Do you wish your trash bins weren’t so full of wet, stinky stuff? Come learn about the processes and the magnificent organisms that turn your trash into valuable soil amendments. Worm kit now included!
This lesson will cover fundamental map-reading skills, including topographic features, scale, and orientation, as well as the basics of compass use and route planning.
Winter is a great time to start birding…no, seriously! Choose your own adventure to either brave the chilly elements outside or stay cozy and bird from indoors, all while contributing to real-life data through citizen science!
Students will learn the basics of grass and other invasive plant removal, ground preparation, and selection recommendations for pollinator plantings for shady to sunny sites.
This lesson will cover fundamental map-reading skills, including topographic features, scale, and orientation, as well as the basics of compass use and route planning.