Video Lessons and Tips
The Belle Isle Nature Center is here to help keep you informed with video lessons and tips.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes From the Nature Center: Learn How Mammals Prepare for the Winter
Fall is a time to fatten up!
Join Erin at the Belle Isle Nature Center to learn how some native mammal species prepare for the long winter ahead.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes From the Nature Center: Poison Ivy
Take a nature walk with Ajee, and learn how to identify poison ivy leaves in every season.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes from the Nature Center: Make a Fire Starter!
Join Amy at the Belle Isle Nature Center as she shows you how to create a fire starter using recycled materials that you can find in your home.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes from the Nature Center: Seed Hike
Join Erin, nature centers manager, on a Belle Isle seed hike to see a few different ways plants disperse their seeds. Then learn why it is important to preserve natural spaces and allow native plants to propagate.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes from the Nature Center: Tic-Tac-Toe!
There are so many ways to play outside on a beautiful autumn day!
Join Amy, nature centers director, to learn how to create a natural tic-tac-toe board using colorful leaves and fallen sticks.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Notes from the Nature Center: White-Throated Sparrows
Join Erin, nature centers manager, to learn more about birds who actually migrate to Michigan in the fall.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Educational Lesson: Make Your Yard Clean-Up Wildlife-Friendly
Fall is upon us!
Join Erin, Nature Centers Manager, for tips on how to be wildlife-friendly as you do your fall yard and garden clean-ups.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Pollinator Preferences
Can you design an experiment that helps you determine which plants are preferred by pollinators? Get the buzz with Erin, nature centers manager.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Identifying Pollinators
Have you ever wondered which pollinators visit your garden or window box?
Get the buzz with Erin, nature centers manager.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Summer Bird Feeder Tips
Have you noticed some changes at your bird feeder lately?
Learn about summer phenology in your backyard and help birds prepare for the fall migration with Erin, nature centers manager.
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Educational Lesson: Moth Night
Spend an evening celebrating one of summer’s most overlooked organisms – moths! Join Erin, nature centers manager, as she shows you how to set up a "moth night" in your own backyard.
This week’s educational lessons are presented by Meijer! The Detroit Zoological Society is incredibly appreciative of their support, which allows us to continue to provide engaging and informative digital content for our community!
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Belle Isle Nature Center | Educational Lesson: Life Under A Log, Part 2
Let’s dig deeper into the organisms that call our backyards home with Erin, nature centers manager. #VirtualVitaminZ #BelleIsleNatureCenter