• Open House – Exhibit Room, Gift Shop, Trails

    Join us in celebrating our newly-improved exhibit room! Thanks to the Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation, we were able to give the room quite the update. Meet a naturalist and participate in […]

  • Maple’s Sweet Story – March 14, 2026

    Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

    Maple's Sweet Story -- Dahlem’s maple sugaring operation is small but an ideal site to demonstrate the science of collecting maple tree sap and making our favorite tasty maple syrup […]

  • American Woodcock Program & Night Walk (adult program) – April 9

    Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

    The American Woodcock Program and Night Walk (adult program) will start at 7:00 pm with a short indoor presentation to learn about the woodcock that reside in Michigan, their adaptations, […]

  • Night of the Amphibians (family-friendly) – April 17

    Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place 7117 S. Jackson Rd., Jackson, MI, United States

    What better way to welcome spring than to wade in the waters of our glacial pond in search of the season’s first choristers: Spring Peepers, Chorus frogs and Wood frogs. […]

  • Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival 2026

    Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival Saturday, August 8, 2026  Save the date for Dahlem’s annual Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Festival on Saturday, August 8, 2026.  This annual outdoor festival will […]