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Celebrate Earth Day early with us this Thursday!
Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 4-6 pm outside of the Recreation Activities Center
Celebrate Earth Day the best way: Outside enjoying nature! Come explore the Outdoor Natural Play Area and participate in fun, free activities!
Celebrate Mother Earth with many activities which, include:
- Recycled craft
- Live animal interactions
- Free tree seedling to the first 50 families upon event entry
- Guided nature hike at 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm (must pre-register in separate course, $5/person, proceeds benefit the Nature Room)
This year’s partners include:
- Clinton River Watershed Council
- Huron River Watershed Council
- Oakland County Water Resource Commission Dirt Doctors
- Bees in the D
- Girl Scout Troop #77713
- North Oakland Wild Ones
- Detroit Zoological Society
- Monarch Watch
- Oakland County Parks Nature Education
- LaFontaine Subaru
This is a FREE event, but pre-registration is required for each person attending. This program will be both indoors and outdoors so please dress for whatever weather Mother Nature provides this day. Thanks to our presenting sponsor - Provision Living.
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Youth Spring Sports
Spring has sprung! And so will our youth sports programs! Starting the week of May 3, we have the following instructional classes beginning:
Receive a $5 discount by registering at least 7 days prior to the class start date!
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Native Garden Design & Planting
Thursday, May 4 from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Nature Room, ages 14+
Gotta start somewhere! Learn some basics about designing your native landscape and how to plant it. Join Brendan Nolan of Plants for Ecology for an informative presentation about native plants. WB Parks is hosting a native plant sale with online pre-order. For details, visit www.wbparks.org/plantsale. This is the perfect program to attend before you order!
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Veterans Meet Up: Great Lakes Notational Cemetery & Lunch
Thursday, May 4 from 10:00 am-2:45 pm, bus departs from the Recreation Activities Center
Welcome all West Bloomfield and area veterans. Pre-register and enjoy each other’s company and swap stories.
In May, join us as we hop on the WB Parks buses for a tour of the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Learn about the cemetery and the burial benefits for a veteran and their spouse. The cost is $7/resident or $9/nonresident. Lunch will be on your own at the Deer Lake Inn, Clarkston, after our tour.
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Pine Lake Partnership Update: Virtual Meeting
Wednesday, April 19 at 4:30 pm
WB Parks is in the final phase of entering into a lease agreement with Bloomfield Hills Schools to take over operations of the former Pine Lake Elementary School property to turn it into a park.
The community is invited to attend a virtual meeting to receive updates about this partnership including initial park amenities, next steps, etc.
View the design concept here.
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