Aldo Leopold Festival

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 5:30am

Various Venues in Hessel ,MI

Join us for a weekend of fun, learning, and inspiration at the Aldo Leopold Festival. A $25.00 Festival Pass ($10 Festival
Pass for children 16 and under) is your ticket to attend the festival and have access to over 50 different programs. All presentations, tours, and workshops have a small additional charge per event, unless otherwise noted. Your support through the Festival Pass and event fees helps us cover the costs associated with putting on this amazing event.

Schedule of events:

Morning

5:30am - Birding By Ear

7:00am - Flora of Northern Fens and Adjacent Conifer Swamp

7:00am - Wetland Birds of Munuscong Bay

7:45 AM - Exploring in Aldo Leopold’s Paddlestokes

8:00am - Orchids and Wildflowers

8:00am - Piping Plover Research

9:00am - Freshwater Ecology

9:30am - Dwarf Lake Iris at Beavertail Point

Afternoon

1:30pm - Ferns of the Niagara Escarpment and Beyond

2:00pm - The Sound of Nature: Sound Meditation and Bird Feeding

2:00pm - Vampires of the Great Lakes

2:00pm - Exploring the Gerstacker Preserve

2:00pm - Readings From Sand County Almanac

2:00pm - Opportunities and Challenges of Recycling in the Eastern Upper Peninsula

3:00pm - Michigan Bird City

3:30pm - Better Internet Service to Les Cheneaux

Evening

6:30pm - Bird Rarities of the Eastern Upper Peninsula

7:00pm - The Story Behind the Aldo Leopold Preserve

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