Despite snow and sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures this weekend, I started my Saturday with our local Wild Ones chapter winter sowing native plant seeds with several dozen gardeners at the University of Michigan-Dearbon Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC).
While I was at the EIC, I knew I wanted to stop at the Observation Room and check out the new Feeder Bird Symphony mural I learned about from the January 2026 newsletter.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Feeder Bird Symphony Mural
A Detroit, Michigan fifth-grader’s float design debuts in America’s Thanksgiving Day parade, birds showing signs of recovery, and how speaking multiple languages seems to slow aging are a few of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.
I hope you enjoy them, too!
Continue reading What I Found Interesting: November 18, 2025
Each fall, starting in early September I make almost weekly treks to Lake Erie Metropark on the western shore of Lake Erie to view one of the most impressive fall hawk migrations in North America.
This year marks the 43rd year of the Detroit River Hawk Watch (DRHW), where thousands of raptors can be seen streaming over the Lake Erie Metropark boat launch during fall migration.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Detroit River Hawk Watch