2020 Schedule
Below is our 2020 schedule. The 2020 Schedule at a glance is first, and the details of each event is below that. Registration opens March 1st. Some events fill up fast.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Field trips / hikes / paddles in black
Presentations in blue
Tuesday Evening: June 2, 2020
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Managing Michigan’s Large Animals
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drummond Island: Maxton Plains and Beyond
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Government Island Tour
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The LSSU Center For Research and Education - Forging a new path for freshwater research at the nexus of the Great Lakes
Thursday, June 4, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Birding Munuscong Bay
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Carnivorous Plants in Northern MI
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Hiking the Woollam Preserve
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Citizens Science Program: Michigan Butterflies
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Bark Beetles and Wood Borers
1 p.m. to Early Evening The Fascinating World of Ferns
2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Exploring Search Bay Area
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Honey Bees: Their world, work and honey
Friday, June 5, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding By Ear
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Exploring the Leopold Preserve
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Fascinating World of Ferns
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Beginning Birding
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Finding and Identifying Wild Orchids
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. MI Paddle Stewards Workshop & Kayak Trip
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. I-Naturalist Program
3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Bring Back the Bats
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Strawberry Moon Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aldo Leopold - Les Cheneaux and Beyond
8:15 p.m. to dark Sunset Birding for Grassland & Marsh Birds
Saturday, June 6
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding By Ear
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding the Narnia Trail
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exploring for Wildflowers
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Carnivorous Plants in Northern MI
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Water Quality Experiments
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children’s Hike through the Birge Preserve
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s Hike through the Derby Preserve
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Amazing Migration of Birds in Les Cheneaux
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Water Quality Experiments Results
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Strawberry Moon Paddle
7 p.m.to 8 p.m. Les Cheneaux in Photos
8:15 p.m. to Dark Sunset Birding for Grassland & Marsh Birds
Sunday, June 7
6:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Birding the Narnia Trail
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exploring for Wildflowers
Field trips / hikes / paddles in black
Presentations in blue
Tuesday Evening: June 2, 2020
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Managing Michigan’s Large Animals
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drummond Island: Maxton Plains and Beyond
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Government Island Tour
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The LSSU Center For Research and Education - Forging a new path for freshwater research at the nexus of the Great Lakes
Thursday, June 4, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Birding Munuscong Bay
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Carnivorous Plants in Northern MI
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Hiking the Woollam Preserve
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Citizens Science Program: Michigan Butterflies
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Bark Beetles and Wood Borers
1 p.m. to Early Evening The Fascinating World of Ferns
2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Exploring Search Bay Area
6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunset Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Honey Bees: Their world, work and honey
Friday, June 5, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding By Ear
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Exploring the Leopold Preserve
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Fascinating World of Ferns
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Beginning Birding
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Finding and Identifying Wild Orchids
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. MI Paddle Stewards Workshop & Kayak Trip
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. I-Naturalist Program
3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Bring Back the Bats
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Strawberry Moon Paddle
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aldo Leopold - Les Cheneaux and Beyond
8:15 p.m. to dark Sunset Birding for Grassland & Marsh Birds
Saturday, June 6
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding By Ear
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding the Narnia Trail
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exploring for Wildflowers
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Carnivorous Plants in Northern MI
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Water Quality Experiments
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children’s Hike through the Birge Preserve
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s Hike through the Derby Preserve
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Amazing Migration of Birds in Les Cheneaux
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Water Quality Experiments Results
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Strawberry Moon Paddle
7 p.m.to 8 p.m. Les Cheneaux in Photos
8:15 p.m. to Dark Sunset Birding for Grassland & Marsh Birds
Sunday, June 7
6:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Birding the Narnia Trail
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exploring for Wildflowers
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Registration, Maps and Programs
available all weekend at the Hessel School 3206 W. Cedar Road Hessel, MI 49745 Phone: 906.484.1333 hesselschoolhouse@gmail.com |
Detailed Schedule of Events - Coming Soon!
To participate in any of the Aldo Leopold events we request that you purchase an Aldo Leopold Festival wristband.
Wristbands are available through the online registration (registration opens March 1st). You can pick your wristband up at the Hessel School House (Avery Arts and Nature Learning Center) during regular business hours and on Sunday during the Farmer's Market. The will also be available to pick up at the first event of each day during the festival.
NOTE: Some activities (paddling trips, early week trips, etc.) have separate fees. For complete details see the detailed schedule
Wristbands are available through the online registration (registration opens March 1st). You can pick your wristband up at the Hessel School House (Avery Arts and Nature Learning Center) during regular business hours and on Sunday during the Farmer's Market. The will also be available to pick up at the first event of each day during the festival.
NOTE: Some activities (paddling trips, early week trips, etc.) have separate fees. For complete details see the detailed schedule