Resources

Sturgeon Festival
Sturgeon Festival is a family-friendly event, sponsored by Friends of the St. Clair River, centered on providing close encounters with the “Giants of the Great Lakes.”

Blue Water Visitors Bureau
Plan an out-of-town visit to the Pine River Nature Center.

Michigan Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
The nature center does not accept injured animals. Check this online list for a local contact.

Critter Catchers, Inc.
Provides humane bat removal and wildlife control for Michigan residents.

My Bat Guy Bat Removal and Prevention, Inc.
Provides full-service wildlife control including, attic restorations, raccoon removal, bat removal, skunk removal and much more.

St. Clair County Earth Fair
Is held at the Goodells County Park every April and brings thousands of visitors in contact with environmentally friendly businesses.

BHB Reptiles
Reptile shows and breeding. 

Snake Bytes BHB Reptiles program recorded at the Pine River Nature Center (Time: 7:47)

Monarch Watch
Monarch Watch is an educational outreach program based at the University of Kansas that engages citizen scientists in large-scale research projects.

Arts and Scraps
SCRAP Creative Reuse 
Craft ideas to reduce the impact on landfills. If you can't recycle, make it into something new! 

Michigan Nature Association
Nonprofit group working to protect Michigan's rare, threatened, and endangered flora, fauna, and other components of the natural environment.

Blue Water Audubon Society
This local birdwatching group offers field trips and meetings.

Association of Nature Center Administrators
Non-profit group for administrators of nature centers across the country.