Tagged: Nature

Radio Made in Michigan
12:45 pm
Wed June 19, 2013

Neighbors in Action: Fenner Nature Center

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Fenner offers a variety of nature programs for children and teenagers.

This week, Neighbors In Action features Fenner Nature Center, which has been around for over 50 years.

Katie Woodhams, the center's program manager, and Nathan Martineau, a volunteer through Fenner's Youth Leadership Program, discuss the activities and resources Fenner offers the community. 

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Radio Made in Michigan
12:16 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Prowling for owls in the dark Michigan woods

Credit John Hollingsworth (Wikimedia Commons)
The Harris Nature Center's "Owl Prowl" gives people of all ages the chance to spot an owl in Michigan's woods.

Meridian Township’s Harris Nature Center offers a variety of winter evening tours, including walking tours, by snowshoe and by cross country skis.

WKAR’s Peter Whorf takes us on a recent Saturday night “Owl Prowl," where guided night tours through the Center's woods could lead to an owl-spotting.  

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NewsRoom
12:00 am
Thu February 23, 2012

National Geographic Photographer Steve Winter Visits MSU

National Geographic photographer Steve Winter visited Michigan State University this week to talk about shooting pictures for the world's leading nature and photography magazine.

Among his stops was a photography class, where he showed some of his pictures and videos.

Large cats have become his passion. His most recent story was about tigers.

Steve Winter told WKAR's Scott Pohl that after 20 years, most of his National Geographic stories come from his own ideas. Lots of research and legwork has to be done before he can go into the field.

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