Earth Day Extravaganza

Over the past few years, the FW Club has partnered with Fenner Nature Center to host Bioblitz, an event focused on creating interactions with wildlife through herpetology surveys, small mammal trapping and other such activities. This year the event has been integrated into the annual Earth Day Celebration at Fenner Nature Center and has substantially increased in size.


Along with Fenner Nature Center, the FW Club will be partnering with the Herpetology Club, the ZSA, the FW GSO, the Michigan DNR, Michigan Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy to host the event, expected to reach several hundred people in the community!  


Throughout the day long event, attendees can participate in mist-netting, guided bird and wildflower walks, tree identification, herp surveying and pond-dipping as well as stop by a number of informational booths and purchase souvenirs.  Also during the celebration the Nature Conservancy will be attempting to break a Guinness world record for most simultaneous picnickers.  The event, taking place on Sunday April 22nd, assures a wonderful and educational time for all in attendance.  For more information, check out the facebook page Earth Day At Fenner Nature Center.  


For FW Club members, there will be some opportunities to volunteer, and you can also become more involved by attending the next planning meeting on April 2nd at 6:30pm.  We will meet in the NR parking lot and head from there to Fenner Nature Center.  Contact Genelle Uhrig for more information on attending.