TENTATIVE 2020 Schedule
Below is our tentative 2020 schedule. The 2020 Schedule may be subject to several changes at this point. Check back soon for 2020 schedule updates, which will be finalized by March 1st. Registration opens March 1st.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Management of large Michigan Mammals; Elk, Moose, Bears, Wolves and Deer
Wednesday June 3, 2020
8:15 a.m. to late afternoon Tour - Drummond Island: The Maxton Plains Alvar
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Government Island Tour
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - The Center for Freshwater Research and Education
Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Hiking the John Arthur Woollam Preserve
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Presentation - The World of Michigan Butterflies; How you can help save these beautiful gems!
1 p.m. to 5 p.m Tour - The Fascination World of Ferns
1 p.m to 5 p.m Tour - Protein Eating Plant: Carnivores?
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tour - Exploring Search Bay
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Honey Bees: Their World, Their Work and Their Honey
Friday, June 5, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding by Ear
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding Munuscong Bay: A Great Lakes Wetland Gem
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tour - Exploring the Leopold Preserve
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour/Presentation - Beginning Birding
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tour - Finding and Identifying Wild Orchids
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Presentation - Bring Back the Bats
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic: His Les Cheneaux Life and Influences
Saturday, June 1, 2018 **
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding by Ear
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding along the Narnia Trail
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Exploring for Wildflowers
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Protein Eating Plants: Carnivores?
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tour - Water Quality Experiments
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - A Children’s Hike through the Birge Preserve
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Presentation - Refueling: Bird Protein and Bird Migrations
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Presentation - Wild Parsnip: A Toxic Invader
4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Presentation - Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Beautiful Photography of the Eastern UP
** Saturday two additional activities are available.
- Pickle Point: For bird lovers of all ages, a 1-2 hour workshop anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to paint your own birdhouse. Weatherproof-paper GreenBird houses are free. $15 for a Harry Harris (local nature enthusiast) wood tree swallow house.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding along the Narnia Trail
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exploring for Wildflowers
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Management of large Michigan Mammals; Elk, Moose, Bears, Wolves and Deer
Wednesday June 3, 2020
8:15 a.m. to late afternoon Tour - Drummond Island: The Maxton Plains Alvar
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Government Island Tour
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - The Center for Freshwater Research and Education
Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Hiking the John Arthur Woollam Preserve
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Presentation - The World of Michigan Butterflies; How you can help save these beautiful gems!
1 p.m. to 5 p.m Tour - The Fascination World of Ferns
1 p.m to 5 p.m Tour - Protein Eating Plant: Carnivores?
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tour - Exploring Search Bay
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Honey Bees: Their World, Their Work and Their Honey
Friday, June 5, 2020
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding by Ear
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding Munuscong Bay: A Great Lakes Wetland Gem
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tour - Exploring the Leopold Preserve
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour/Presentation - Beginning Birding
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tour - Finding and Identifying Wild Orchids
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Presentation - Bring Back the Bats
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Presentation - Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic: His Les Cheneaux Life and Influences
Saturday, June 1, 2018 **
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding by Ear
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tour - Birding along the Narnia Trail
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Exploring for Wildflowers
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - Protein Eating Plants: Carnivores?
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tour - Water Quality Experiments
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour - A Children’s Hike through the Birge Preserve
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Presentation - Refueling: Bird Protein and Bird Migrations
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Presentation - Wild Parsnip: A Toxic Invader
4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Presentation - Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Beautiful Photography of the Eastern UP
** Saturday two additional activities are available.
- Pickle Point: For bird lovers of all ages, a 1-2 hour workshop anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to paint your own birdhouse. Weatherproof-paper GreenBird houses are free. $15 for a Harry Harris (local nature enthusiast) wood tree swallow house.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Warblers and Waterfowl
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding for Grassland and Marsh Birds
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Birding along 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 for $5 at the through the online registration (click here to register). 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, triathlon, etc.) have separate fees. For complete details see the detailed schedule
Wristbands are available for $5 at the through the online registration (click here to register). 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, triathlon, etc.) have separate fees. For complete details see the detailed schedule