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Taught by local experts, Environmental classes cover both an overview of the northern Michigan environment and the sustainable ways we can live our lives here.


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Explore the natural environment — water, shorelines, woods, rolling landscapes, dunes, plentiful trees, birds, wildflowers, and wildlife are part of w ...  View More

Schedule : ; ; Class Skip Dates :Self-Paced

Cost: $25.00

Instructor : EES Instructor 

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Explore food production within a forest system and the multiple functions these systems serve in carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat creation, and ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; starting 5/2/2024, ending 5/2/2024

Cost: $79.00

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.SEEDS Staff  2.Jennifer Flynn 

Please read: Meeting location: Historic Barns Park SEEDS ...More

Location: Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS Location : 
  Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS.

 
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Glen Lake/Crystal River Watershed Scientist and creator of the Discovery Boat Program, Rob Karner, will captain the cruise. As head of the Leelanau Sc ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM; starting 7/19/2024, ending 7/19/2024

Cost: $125.00

Instructor : Robert Karner 

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Location: Glen Lake Location : 
  Glen Lake.

 
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Michigan has a lot of surface and watershed to protect. As we know, rain events are getting more dramatic and shorelines are always changing. This les ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; starting 7/25/2024, ending 7/25/2024

Cost: $69.00

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.SEEDS Staff  2.Jennifer Flynn 

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Location: Livestream Location : 
  Livestream.

 
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Explore food production within a forest system and the multiple functions these systems serve in carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat creation, and ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; starting 8/20/2024, ending 8/20/2024

Cost: $79.00

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.SEEDS Staff  2.Jennifer Flynn 

Please read: Meeting location: Historic Barns Park SEEDS ...More

Location: Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS Location : 
  Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS.

 
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Do you wish your trash bins weren’t so full of wet, stinky stuff? Come learn about the processes and the magnificent organisms that turn your trash in ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; starting 8/22/2024, ending 8/22/2024

Cost: $69.00

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.SEEDS Staff  2.Jennifer Flynn 

Please read: Meeting location: Historic Barns Park ...More

Location: Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS Location : 
  Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS.

 
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New! Join SEEDS staff in an introduction to preparations you can make at home out of aggressive plants that might be on your property. Learn about why ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; starting 8/29/2024, ending 8/29/2024

Cost: $69.00

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.SEEDS Staff  2.Jennifer Flynn 

Location: Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS Location : 
  Historic Barns Park, Grand Traverse Commons (SEEDS.

 
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