The Mary Jane Dockerary Visitor Center is now open during normal business hours Monday-Saturday from 9am-5pm. Please note that out of an abundance of caution due to the rising number of cases of Avian Flu in west Michigan, our outdoor bird wildlife ambassadors have been moved indoors and are not currently on display along the Wildlife Trail.
*Our Visitor Center will be closed Memorial Day weekend from Saturday, May 28th-Monday, May 30th. The Visitor Center will also closing early at 2:30pm on Thursday, May 26th & Wednesday, June 1st.
If you have any questions, please contact info@blandfordnaturecenter.org or call us at (616) 735-6240.
Upcoming events
Community CalendarGardening 101 for Kids
3143 Milo St NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Extinct Embroidery with Solstice Handmade: Xerces Blue Butterfly
1715 Hillburn Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Farm Chores: Garden!
3143 Milo St NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Wildlife Ambassadors
Blandford’s Wildlife Education Center is home to many rehabilitated animals that are no longer able to survive in the wild. These wildlife ambassadors participate in educational programming and reach thousands of students and families in West Michigan every year!
Learn about our wildlifeLand Conservancy of West Michigan and The Highlands
Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan collaborated on the purchase of the 121-acre former Highlands Golf Club in Grand Rapids in the winter of 2017 with a vision to transform the property into a natural area for community recreation, nature preservation, and land conservation.
