Farmhand Helpers
Goats and sheep and chickens, oh my! Calling all future growers: join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes opportunity to help out at the Blandford Farm. Assist with livestock chores – feed and water the animals…
Goats and sheep and chickens, oh my! Calling all future growers: join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes opportunity to help out at the Blandford Farm. Assist with livestock chores – feed and water the animals… 
Join our resident Health and Wellness Coach and Herbalist, Camilla Voelker, for our trail walking group. We will be active for a steady 45-minute trek around Blandford and the Highlands! Enjoy the beautiful season of summer on… 
Throughout the summer, construction crews have been hard at work bringing a buried stream back to the surface at The Highlands, a natural area protected in partnership between Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy… 
Harvest and arrange your own flower bouquet directly from the Blandford Farm! Our staff will teach you everything you need to know and and will guide you throughout the process. We will supply you with… 
Join Chris Swinson of Mycophile's Garden for an afternoon identifying some of the 1,000 species of mushrooms that grow in Michigan. We'll begin with a 1-hour lecture covering the basic terms, types, habitats, and physical… 
Enjoy the splendor of autumn at Blandford’s Harvest Festival on October 1st, 2022! We need volunteers to help with admissions, crafts, games, candle dipping, face painting, horse petting, and more! This fun-filled day will also include wildlife… 
Spooky season has arrived at Blandford Nature Center! Join us for an evening of creatures, spells, potions, and more! This wickedly spooktacular night will include Halloween inspired crafts, activities, lantern-lit trails, and wildlife encounters with… 
Join indigenous chef, Camren Stott, at Blandford Nature Center for a program about decolonized food pathways, food sovereignty, and foraging! This is an interactive and immersive program. Participants will be hands on in harvesting, foraging,… 
Blandford Nature Center is partnering with LaFontsee Galleries to present Art is Second Nature— an art show and sale to benefit the ongoing efforts to restore The Highlands to a thriving, natural landscape. This show… 
Get up close and capture the magic of our wild residents! This unique opportunity allows photographers of all abilities to get photographs of Blandford's wildlife ambassadors. In this program you will learn about and encounter… 