Woldumar Nature Center

Woldumar Nature Center Explore science in nature! Youth camps, field study & hiking trails. Weddings & events. Generous members, donors & volunteers make Woldumar possible.
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Trails are open to the public dawn until dusk daily. $3/visitor trail fee may be paid at the trail head or digitally through Facebook or PayPal. Parties of 10 or more must call for a reservation. Woldumar is a non-profit environmental education organization. We exist to serve the Greater Lansing Community with science and nature themed programs throughout the year. We also maintain hiking trails

for public use. Leashed pets welcome! No smoking, alcohol or drug use is allowed on the property. Hunting and collecting are not permitted. Commercial activity, including commercial photography requires a permit from the director.

The answer is here. Cicada nymphs feed off of tree roots! After 6 to 10 weeks the nymphs hatch and fall to the ground ...
06/04/2026

The answer is here. Cicada nymphs feed off of tree roots! After 6 to 10 weeks the nymphs hatch and fall to the ground where they burrow into the ground to get to the sap in tree roots. Cicadas spend most of their life underground. They can stay in this dormant phase anywhere from 2 - 17 years before they emerge.

There are over 3,000 cicada species that have been split into two groups, annuals and periodicals. Annual cicadas make up most of the group and they emerge at different times throughout the summer while periodicals all emerge together in broods. A group of cicadas can be called a cloud or a plague. The buzzing sound they make is actually the male's mating call!

Cicadas will begin emerging in a month or so, bringing with them an iconic sound of summer. This we are curious about ...
06/04/2026

Cicadas will begin emerging in a month or so, bringing with them an iconic sound of summer. This we are curious about cicada nymphs. What part of a tree do they feed off of?

06/03/2026

A wedding venue as unique as their love 📖🩵🌸

We love seeing the countless hours of preparation fall into place— the smallest details that set the scene for the big day🤍

06/02/2026

Always separate your snakes from the rest of your laundry 🐍

Never a dull day at the Woldumar Nature Center.

Help keep Woldumar beautiful! 🌿☀💧Sign up to volunteer today: https://bit.ly/woldumarcreekWe've got three days dedicated ...
06/01/2026

Help keep Woldumar beautiful! 🌿☀💧

Sign up to volunteer today: https://bit.ly/woldumarcreek

We've got three days dedicated to cleaning up our Hunters Drain creek this summer and would love to have you help out! Meet great people, make an impact at the nature center, and have a good time doing it!

It is time to reveal the answer for this - bluebirds are in fact monogamous! The male eastern bluebird puts on his dis...
05/29/2026

It is time to reveal the answer for this - bluebirds are in fact monogamous!

The male eastern bluebird puts on his display at the site of his cavity nest. He will bring nesting materials, but the female is the one to build the nest and incubate the eggs. They will have more than one brood a year, with the earlier young leaving in the summer. The young that hatch later in the year often times stay with their parents through the winter.

Its a great time of year to listen and spot birds! The eastern bluebirds are visiting our campus area and we hope to hav...
05/28/2026

Its a great time of year to listen and spot birds! The eastern bluebirds are visiting our campus area and we hope to have some success with our nest boxes. For this we ask: Are bluebirds monogamous?

05/27/2026

Woldumar is a community effort!

Looking for ways to support the Woldumar Nature Center this summer? We've got some ideas! For more information on the programs mentioned in the video, check out: https://linktr.ee/woldumar

05/26/2026

Who's ready for camp?! 😎

Thank you to The Crimson Lizard for helping out with our t-shirts this year and being a Camp Discovery sponsor!

05/24/2026

Yeah, we're cool like that.

What is convergent evolution? It's when two very distantly related species, like birds and bats, both have evolved to have similar traits independently of one another. Birds and bats, for example, both evolved wings to fly.

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5739 Old Lansing Road
Lansing, MI
48917

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+15173220030

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