Spring peepers hike at the Waterloo Recreation Area

Spring peeper. Photo credit: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova.

submitted by Patrick Muldoon, Waterloo Natural History Association Program Coordinator

Discover the outdoor world at the Eddy Discovery Center in the Waterloo Recreation Area!

The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center is located at 17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, Mich., just 10 minutes north of Sharon Township, in the Waterloo Recreation Area. One public program will be held in April 2025, sponsored by the Waterloo Natural History Association.

NIGHT OF THE AMPHIBIANS: 8–9:30pm, Saturday, April 5. Join naturalist Carol Strahler this evening for a lively presentation featuring spring peepers, wood frogs, and possibly chorus frogs. Learn about their behavior and how to identify their calls as you walk along the edge of a local pond. Bring a flashlight! This program is all outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Program limited to 30 participants. The building is closed for renovations, so the program will be entirely outdoors. Please register for this program by emailing waterloonha@gmail.com with your name, phone number, and number of people attending.

***NOTE — Due to the closure of the Discovery Center for renovations, the Old-Time Maple Sugar Festival will not be held this year.***

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