Climate Week: Why Oaks Matter
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Sun, Oct 4 2026
Oaks are key to forest health and resilience. Oak ecosystems are important throughout Eastern North America and support...
Wonder Walk: Bird Migration Behavior and Climate Change
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Wed, Oct 7 2026
Join Emily Elderbrook, a bird behavior biologist, on a walk to learn how climate change affects bird behavior in...
Land of Canaan
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Thu, Oct 8 2026
Join us at Matthaei Botanical Gardens for a screening of Land of Canaan, a feature documentary exploring the...
Wonder Walk: Insights from Trees – Science, Art & Observation in a Noisy World
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Sun, Oct 11 2026
"The question is not what you look at, but how you look and whether you see." —Thoreau What is a tree? Ask a gardener, a...
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
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Mon, Oct 12 2026
Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law...
Prescribed Fire Festival
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Sun, Oct 25 2026
The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council and Matthaei Botanical Gardens are teaming up to launch Michigan’s first Prescribed...
Wonder Walk - Fall Color Focus
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Wed, Oct 28 2026
The world around us is changing color right before our eyes. Green gives way to yellow and red, and the contrast is...