Events

Members are invited to meet at a parking area near the trail.  Plantings of native plants suitable to the region and habitat will be discussed.

The Grand Traverse Chapter of Wild Ones is hosting an evening “sugaring for moths” hike on Wednesday, August 3, at the Brown Bridge Quiet Area Trail 4.  This event will begin at dusk and continue up to 11 pm if weather conditions are good.  

Sugaring for moths is done by preparing liquid mixtures containing sugar and selected “special” ingredients, then daubing the mixture on the trunks of trees in forested areas.  adult moths and many other animals will come to the bait in the nighttime.    

To get to Brown Bridge Quiet Area Trail 4, take Garfield Road south, take Arbutus Hill Road for about .7 miles, then South Hobbs Highway for 1.1 miles, then Ranch Rudolf Road for about .1 miles.  A parking lot for the trailhead will be on the right.

Dress for light hiking and some mosquitoes, and bring along good flashlights.

The Grand Traverse Chapter of Wild Ones is hosting a meeting on Wednesday, December 7, from 7 to 9 pm at the Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Road in Traverse City.  Our speaker will be Dr. Rachel Kappler, Coordinator for the Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative, presenting “A Regional Collaboration to Improve Pest-Resistance Breeding; How Anyone Can Help Ash Trees Persist”.  She will also share information on other citizen science projects related to ash trees, the hemlock woolly adelgid, and beech tree issues.  There is no cost to attend this meeting.

After Dr. Kappler’s presentation there will an opportunity for attendees to swap native plant seeds.