Name: Wonder Walks
Start: 2024-10-16T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-16T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N Dixboro Rd.

Join us for free, guided nature walks
Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. If we have a sizeable mixed-age group, we may separate into two sets to offer the same content at different levels of engagement.
Wednesday walks begin at 5:30 pm. Sunday walks begin at 1:00 pm. We recommend gathering inside the lobby of Matthaei Botanical Gardens about 10 minutes before the start.
Details at: https://mbgna.umich.edu/wonder-walks
Dates and themes:
Wednesday, October 2: Capturing Colors Fall color in Michigan is spectacular! A rainbow of colors show themselves from a variety of trees and other plants. Take a hike to learn about color change, and spend some time with watercolors to create your own impression of Fall. Students are welcome to take a break from classes and enjoy time connecting and creating - bring a friend! Supplies will be provided.
Sunday, October 6: Fall Seeds and Fruits October is a time of transition from the end of the growing season to preparations for the cold weather and reduced food sources. Animals and plants have incredible adaptations and use cues from nature to get ready for cold. Join us for a walk to look for seeds, fruits and evidence of fall preparations.
Wednesday, October 16: Noticing Nature Head out on the trails to see how Fall is settling into the landscape. How does the transition to fall impact the natural world around us? How do we humans change as the days grow shorter and cooler? Create a field nature-journal filled with fall wonders that you will take home and use all season.
Sunday, October 20: Noticing Nature Head out on the trails to see how Fall is settling into the landscape. How does the transition to fall impact the natural world around us? How do we humans change as the days grow shorter and cooler? Create a field nature-journal filled with fall wonders that you will take home and use all season
Wednesday, October 23: Powerful Plants Plants have a long history of powerful uses throughout time by many different people. Explore some of the ways plants and people have been connected throughout the ages in spooky and not so spooky ways!
Sunday, October 27: Powerful Plants Plants have a long history of powerful uses throughout time by many different people. Explore some of the ways plants and people have been connected throughout the ages in spooky and not so spooky ways!
Wednesday, October 30: Spooky Creatures - What goes bump in the night? Who's out there in the dark? Learn a few night sounds and find out who’s active a Matthaei at night!