Jim Bess has completed Butterfly Surveys at Black Creek for a number of seasons. Recently, he has added the occurrence of bees to his collected data.  Jim has discovered lots of expected pollinators and more than a few unexpected.  On our walk on Saturday, July 27th, he’ll introduce to us some of them and who knows what surprises we might find?!

Our survey of the pollinators won’t cover a lot of ground but for those of you who are yearning for an extended hike, you’ll be welcomed to continue self-guided on the well-marked trails. If you aren’t familiar with the trails, a map will be provided.

Bring along sunscreen, water, a hat, bug spray, snacks or lunch.  Long pants are recommended because of the abundant blackberries we will be walking through.  The ground should be dry for the most part as the lake level is down, so regular boots/shoes should be fine.

Meet at the trailhead at Black Creek Nature Sanctuary on Cedar Bay Road at 10 am.  From US 41 on the north end of Calumet, turn west onto M-203 and travel about 1.25 miles to Tamarack Waterworks Rd. and turn right.  Travel 2.5 miles on Tamarack Waterworks Rd. to Cedar Bay Rd. and turn right again.  Follow Cedar Bay Rd. approximately 2.5 miles until reaching the Black Creek NS parking area and trailhead on the right.

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Email nancy@einerlei.com for more information.