Kalamazoo Nature Center

KNC Hours

Trails open daily, 9am - 6pm. Last entry is 1/2 hour before closing time.
Visitor Center is open Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm & Sunday, 1pm - 5pm

October is Cultural Exchange Month!

KNC members, have fun this fall as the Southwest Michigan Cultural Membership Exchange returns for the month of October. Get FREE admission to 6 area attractions as a KNC Member! To visit any of the above venues in October, simply show your KNC membership card and a photo ID to gain free admission. Now is a great time to become a KNC member or renew your membership here >

Save the date for Members' Night

Thursday, November 10, 5:30-8 pm

Enjoy hors d'oeurves, libation, and good company as we celebrate the amazing changes that have taken place under the dome this year.

We'll welcome Craig McDonald, Director of the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio, who will give us a fascinating overview of Dow's architectural philosophy and how it guided his design of our Visitor Center. Please RSVP here by Friday, November 4.

Artist Talk with Kristina Sheufelt: Art, Ecology and Conservation

Friday, October 28, 5:30-7 pm in the Glen Vista Gallery

Free admission, refreshments included. Register here >

Join us for a presentation and conversation with artist Kristina Sheufelt, whose solo exhibition, Going, Going, Gone is currently on view in the KNC Glen Vista Gallery. In this talk, Sheufelt will discuss the ways in which ecological field work informs her artistic practice, and the ways in which art can be used as a tool for conservation.

Going, Going, Gone, examines themes of loss and absence in the natural world. In Sheufelt's practice, an ever-evolving hybrid of art-making, conservation work, and contemplative studies, the psychological landscape of loss is a fluid space, a site of exchange in which human concerns and environmental concerns are deeply entangled, each informing and impacting the other.

Coming Up Next

Preschool Explorers

Tuesdays at 10 am

Learn about the harvest season through fun crafts, hikes, and exploration in October.
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Conservation Education: Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly

Saturday, October 29 at Noon

Explore the topic of endangered species as we focus on the native Mitchell's satyr butterfly and what KNC is doing to support them.
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