Southwest Region

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The Southwest Region will host their in-person sessions from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on a Saturday each month from April to October 2025. Monthly sessions will meet throughout Southwest Region at the locations listed in the chart below. Specific location details and information will be distributed to registered participants prior to the program beginning. 

Thurs., April 3 Master Naturalist Orientation Zoom Meeting
April 26 Botany & Biogeography Fernwood Botanical Garden/Trillium Ravine
May 17 Herpetology & Wetlands Sarett Nature Center
June 28 Ornithology & Invasive Species Love Creek Nature Center
July 26 Entomology & Grasslands Tower Hill Camp/Chikaming Open Lands
August 16 Ichthyology & Coastal Habitats Lincoln Twp Public Library/Grand Mere State Park
September 27 Mammalogy & Forests Ecological Field Station at Warren Woods
October 18 Human Conservation from Past to Present Sarett Nature Center

For region and content related questions, please reach out to Amy Gillan at agillan@saintmarys.edu, or Juliet Golob at julietg@sarett.org.

For registration assistance, please contact Shelby Warner at warner80@msu.edu or (517) 884-7076.

Download the Southwest Region Flyer

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