Save the Date for Royal Oak Nature Society May Programs

The Royal Oak Nature Society presents free nature walks and speaker programs throughout the year. Pre-registration is not required for the following May events: 

Speaker program

“Tenhave Woods a Changing Upland Forest” is being held on Wednesday, May 1 beginning 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Oak Middle School (709 N. Washington between 11 Mile Rd. and Catalpa).  If you walk along the Sandbar Trial from the south to the north in Tenhave Woods, it changes from an Oak forest to a Beech Maple forest.  For those that have been looking at Tenhave for 40 years, it was always like this.  The question is why nothing seems to be different in the environment, but the forest makeup changes.  In the summer of 2010, research was done on these different areas to try and determine why they were different and how they would change in the future.  Bob Muller, Royal Oak Nature Society naturalist, will explain what was found out and how this will change the look of not only Tenhave Woods but many neighborhoods throughout Royal Oak in the future.

Nature walk

“Pond Life” is being held on Sunday, May 19 beginning 2 p.m. at Tenhave Woods (park at Lexington/Marais lot and meet at Lexington entrance).  The vernal pond will be sampled to find out what is living in it.  For those interested, small aquarium nets will be available for you to catch your own pond life to identify.  Come and learn about the interesting aquatic wildlife of Dragonfly Pond.

For more information on the Royal Oak Nature Society and their programs, please call 248-246-3380, e-mail naturesociety@ci.royal-oak-mi.us or check out www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/nature .  

Source: Royal Oak Nature Society