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Midwest Friends of Wildlife "To actively conserve wildlife and their habitats by fostering community connectedness, outdoor education, and applied research."

Just a few spots remaining! Reserve yours today to learn all of the skills necessary to work with venomous snakes this w...
10/08/2026

Just a few spots remaining! Reserve yours today to learn all of the skills necessary to work with venomous snakes this weekend at Kalamazoo Nature Center's Heronwood Field Station. If you can't make it to this one, check out our calendar for spring 2027 classes!

10/07/2026

Fall plants is tall plants. See you next spring?

Thanks again to an absolutely wonderful group of students for making the last Advanced Venomous Handling workshop of 202...
10/05/2026

Thanks again to an absolutely wonderful group of students for making the last Advanced Venomous Handling workshop of 2026 a success! And thanks always to Kalamazoo Nature Center for letting us hangout at Heronwood and to the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy for working with us to monitor and conserve Michigan's only venomous snake!

It's your last chance to register for our final Advanced Venomous Handling course of 2026! The course will be held at Ka...
10/01/2026

It's your last chance to register for our final Advanced Venomous Handling course of 2026! The course will be held at Kalamazoo Nature Center's wonderful Heronwood Research Station this weekend, October 3-4. Students will learn all about on-the-ground rattlesnake research and the methods that biologists use to track and monitor populations safely and ethically.

We will also be offering our Venomous Handling Essentials on October 10th and 11th - registration is open!

Birds are on the move! Bird species like the three pictured here are making their way down to warmer, more southern clim...
09/28/2026

Birds are on the move! Bird species like the three pictured here are making their way down to warmer, more southern climates to hunker down for the winter. Some species that breed in very northerly climates even consider the Midwestern US their "warm southern climate." Other species won't be migrating at all - they live their whole lives in the same general areas!

Birds are incredibly vulnerable during migration and it's not surprising - imagine raising 4+ kids and then running a few hundred miles! You can help them out by turning out unnecessary lights at nighttime, keeping cats and other predators indoors, and adding some bird safety measures to your windows at home.

Want to learn more? Make sure you follow us on Instagram and Facebook and keep an eye out for more education programs focused on our Midwestern wildlife!

09/21/2026

*smiles guaranteed*

All wildlife surveyed and handled with proper state and federal permits.

Footage courtesy of Colleen Kellogg

Learn how to safely and responsibly handle venomous snakes at our next Venomous Handling Essentials course on October 10...
09/18/2026

Learn how to safely and responsibly handle venomous snakes at our next Venomous Handling Essentials course on October 10th and 11th! We will cover all of the necessary skills - hooking snakes, double containment, tubing, and everything in between while also teaching safety failsafes and responsible animal handling practices.

Check out our website to learn more, sign up, and get information about our pay-what-you-can discounts for students!

We were looking forward to one last volunteer survey effort to sample a population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes th...
09/17/2026

We were looking forward to one last volunteer survey effort to sample a population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes this weekend but the weather in Michigan has other plans šŸ„²

Thanks again to everyone who signed up and stay tuned for surveys in spring 2027! Want to learn more about our volunteer conservation opportunities? Check out our website!

Have you tasted this delicately delectable fruit? Paw paws are native to the Midwestern US and grow best in wet, shaded ...
09/14/2026

Have you tasted this delicately delectable fruit? Paw paws are native to the Midwestern US and grow best in wet, shaded areas. Unlike other fruits, these trees rely on pollination by beetles rather than by bees or butterflies. Their flowers are a deep, spooky purple and once they've been pollinated, they turn into these bright green peanut-shaped fruits that are sweet, white, and have large seeds. Their flavor is a little bit like a banana and a mango had a baby!

Let us know what you think of paw paws! Have any good recipes??

Our last volunteer-based survey of the season is coming up and although we're at capacity, there are still ways to get i...
09/11/2026

Our last volunteer-based survey of the season is coming up and although we're at capacity, there are still ways to get involved in wild Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake conservation! On October 3rd and 4th we will be leading our Advanced Venomous Handling course at Kalamazoo Nature Center's gorgeous Heronwood Field Station to provide students the opportunity to learn field sampling and research methods used in herpetological research. Student will then apply their new skills directly to on-the-ground EMR conservation!

Check out our website to learn more, sign up, and for information on our pay-what-you-can discounts for students!

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