The tiny spring wetlands known as vernal pools are an often-overlooked natural feature in Michigan’s forests. Home to seemingly fantastical creatures like fairy shrimp, fingernail clams and ...

Two new picture books by Michigan authors are perfect to ring in the spring and delight young children. Spring Lake author and illustrator Amy Young shows the fun of mud and frogs, especially if ...

THE LITTLE FRYAI HOUSES HERE AT UDELL BOTANICAL GARDENS ARE MEANT TO INSPIRE WONDERND A ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RESPECT NATURE. THEY CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THE PLANTS. THEY CAN AOLS LEARN ABOUT NATURE AND ...

This is a walk made for people with small feet and big imaginations. For those of us with bigger feet and perhaps smaller imaginations, Erica's Fairy Forest will be a brief excursion; but for our ...