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“Christmas Gifts in a Jar,” Saturday & Sunday, November 7 & 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center near Ray Township. Choose from a cookie, soup or brownie mix to combine in a jar. F...

"Basics of Backpacking for Beginners,” will be held on Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m., at the Kensington Metropark Nature Center near Milford. Learn what to pack, and how to pack it in a backpack, and how to use various gear such as water filters and an ultralight stove. Fee: $2 per person. ...

Join us on Saturday, November 7 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center near Flat Rock as we celebrate everything owl. We will have games, crafts, presentations, owl prowls, and even a live owl to highlight our awesome nocturnal residents. Fee: $4 per person...

Escape the hustle and bustle of the malls this year by visiting Santa at a Huron-Clinton Metropark. Tickets go on sale Sunday, November 1 for most holiday programs, so plan now for a special visit with Santa.

To capture the beauty of nature the Huron-Clinton Metroparks and the West Oakland Camera Club invite all photographers to enter the 2009 Huron-Clinton Metropark/West Oakland Camera Club Nature Photography Contest . You can enter up to a total of two images in any of the following categories:

“Gross But Cool Nature,” will be held on Sunday, October 25 at 1 p.m.at the Nature Center of Metro Beach Metropark near Mt. Clemens. Explore the stinky, slimy and simply gross side of nature through a slide show, activities, crafts and treats. Nature will never look the same again! Fo...