Family Programs Underway at Crossroads

Family Programs are underway plus the Door County Bee Keeping Club will be offering a program at Crossroads at Big Creek this week. Trails at the Crossroads Preserve, Big Creek Cove, and the Ida Bay Preserve are free and open to the public. Below are dates and topics for the family programs for the week.

On July 20, join in on an Insect Safari. Hike into the fields and forests with collecting nest to find insects had their hiding places.

On July 21, be a geology detective in “Gift of the Glaciers.” Learn how the melting glaciers, which created the Door Peninsula and Lake Michigan, left behind evidence that we still can find today.

On July 25, get up close and observe the delicate beauty of butterflies during a catch and release hike. Nets will be provided.

On July 26, study the amazing journeys of migrating birds like hummingbirds, orioles and cranes, and then explore the wonders of insects in “Fantastic Flyers.”

Crossroads at Big Creek is a donor-supported preserver welcoming learners of all ages to programs in science, history and the Environment. The Collins Learning Center, located at 2041 Michigan St., just east of the roundabout in Sturgeon Bay, is open 12 – 3 pm daily and during scheduled activities.