


TRAILHEAD DEDICATION AND RIBBON CUTTING
Let’s celebrate the grand opening of the new trailhead on the North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST)!

Winter Tree ID Hike
Whether you really like nature or just want to try something fun outside, join us on a winter tree adventure!

Weeknight Hikes - June
Join us for a 2-mile hike on the North Country Trail starting at Log Lake Campground in Kalkaska.


Weeknight Hikes - April
Join us for an evening hike at the Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area (SLWA) in Kalkaska County. Please meet at the trail access point off Round Lake Road and Schneider Road in Rapid City.

Weeknight Hikes - March
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions! This hike at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve will be approximately 1.8 miles total.

Winter Sports Workshop
Learn a new winter sport or improve your skills in snowshoeing or cross country skiing. Au Sable Institute staff will teach us the basics and we can adventure on the groomed trails to practice our new skills.

Winter Tree ID Hike
***UPDATE*** Due to icy roads, we are going to RESCHEDULE the Winter Tree ID Hike to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th from 1-3 pm.

Weeknight Hikes - February
Join us for a (nearly) full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Weeknight Hikes - January
Join us for a full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Weeknight Hikes - December
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!

Weeknight Hikes - November
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!

Weeknight Hikes - October
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!

Weeknight Hikes - September
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail in Kalkaska County.

Weeknight Hikes - August
Join us for an evening hike at the Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area (SLWA) in Kalkaska County.

Weeknight Hikes - July
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail in Kalkaska County.

Forest Forensics
Forest Forensics is the art and science of using clues to determine the history of a local area. Join us for a walk in the woods to train our eye to look at ecological clues on the landscape.

Weeknight Hikes - June
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail and Guernsey Lake SFC.



Weeknight Hikes - March
Join us for an evening hike at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve!

Weeknight Hikes - February
Join us for a full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Weeknight Hikes - January
Join us for a full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Weeknight Hikes- July
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Summer Reading Manistee Nature Walk
Summer Readers, join us for this guided nature walk at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Land Preserve with the Kalkaska Public Library!

Summer Reading Boardman Nature Walk
Summer Readers, join us for this guided nature walk at the South Boardman Nature Preserve with the Kalkaska Public Library!

CANCELLED: Weeknight Hikes- June
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Summer Reading Boardman Nature Walk
Summer Reading Program Participants: join us for this guided nature walk at the South Boardman Nature Preserve with the Kalkaska Conservation District!

Summer Reading Manistee Nature Walk
Summer Reading Program participants: join us for this guided nature walk at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve with the Kalkaska Conservation District!

Weeknight Hikes- May
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!

Weeknight Hikes- April
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!