• Harmony Gardeners Outdoor Concert – July 21, 2025

    An outdoor concert with Harmony Gardeners! July 21, 2025 6 - 7 p.m. Free for all to attend - Family Friendly! Join us for a fun-filled evening of music at the Dahlem Center’s pavilion! Please bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blanket to enjoy an outdoor concert featuring The Harmony Gardeners.   This is a […]

  • Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival 2025

    Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival Saturday, August 9, 2025 9:00 am - 3:00 pm This is a FREE community event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors! The Dahlem Conservancy is excited to announce the 17th Annual Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Festival on Saturday, August 9, 2025.  Environmental education organizations, presenters, and volunteers involvement […]

  • Summer Songs: An Outdoor Concert – August 28, 2025

    🚨Due to the forecasted rain and thunderstorms, our outdoor Summer Songs Concerts with Dahlem will return again in 2026! To see our JSO Woodwind Quintet perform, please join us inside at the Luna Lux Lounge (128 W Michigan Ave) Thursday, August 28th at 7:00 pm Summer Songs will return next summer at Dahlem! August 28, […]

  • Volunteer Fall Training

    Volunteer Trail Leaders (new & returning) interested to lead Fall school field trips are invited to attend this informative morning training session on Wednesday, September 10th, 8:30 am to 12 noon at Dahlem, Jackson's Nature Place. Training will take place both in/outdoors.  To reserve your seat, please RSVP to Naturalist Educator Carrie Benham at email […]

  • More than Morels – Sept. 24, 2025

    More than Morels with Chris Zurn Join the Jackson Conservation District and Dahlem to learn all about Michigan mushrooms! Chris Zurn, member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and MDARD certified expert mushroom identifier, will share mushroom identification tips and more about the fantastic fungi that are all around us. You'll learn about mushroom safety and […]

  • Forest Bathing Experience – Sept. 28

    Forest Bathing Experience with Dr. Lori Tate Awaken your senses and join Dr. Lori Tate for a forest bathing experience at Dahlem! The practice of forest bathing encourages you to connect with nature by taking in your surroundings through all of your senses.  Fall is the perfect time to explore the forest and witness the […]

  • Betty’s Fall Workbee for Dahlem – Oct. 4, 2025

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

    Betty Dahlem Desbiens is an ever faithful supporter of the John and Mary Dahlem Environmental Education Center, named for her parents.  In honor of Betty's dedication to Dahlem please join us at our fall workbee!  It is the perfect time of the year to address any maintenance that is necessary after a busy summer. Betty's […]

  • USDA Conservation Practices and Programs for Landowners – Oct. 8, 2025

    USDA Conservation Practices and Programs for Landowners For almost 100 years, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been working with private landowners to help promote healthy soil and water. With the motto of “helping people help the land,” they provide both technical and financial assistance to support voluntary conservation efforts across the county. […]

  • Volunteer to Carve Pumpkins 2025

    REGISTRATION SIGN UP IS CLOSED Volunteers are needed to help carve about 200 beautiful pumpkins to line the Goblin Walks event trail route. Pumpkins are generously donated and some purchased at a discounted price. Please bring your carving tools and creativity. Your Choice is to; 1) gut pumpkins,  2) carve pre-gutted pumpkins,  or 3) do […]

  • Goblin Walks 2025

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

    Two Magical Nights! October 24, Friday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm  October 25, Saturday 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Fee per person:  $9/member, $12/non-member (free for infants) Pre-Registration required to attend our annual Goblin Walks event.  Every 15 minutes a group of twenty five people head down the trail to enjoy an evening autumn color […]