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Lost Lake Nature Park Partnership

Oakland Township Parks and Recreation
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Oakland Township Parks and Recreation and Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve have partnered to bring Oakland Township residents and others exciting new programs at Lost Lake Nature Park!  Family, friends and neighbors are invited to explore everything this partnership has to offer at one of these FREE open houses.  Open to all ages! All Open Houses are Sundays 12-4PM

FREE!  Sunday Open Houses at Lost Lake Nature Park 12Noon-4pm
Pop Up - date to be determined 
by mother nature!		 February 17 March 24
Pop Up Open House
With the sledding hill in full swing we will be opening up our nature center, in addition to the warming shelter, for a very special way to regain feeling of your toes. We will be putting together winter crafts and serving out cups of hot chocolate to keep sled warriors fueled for their day of recreation a the park. We'll also be donning snowshoes periodically throughout the day to practice moving atop the snow as well for a unique way to experience Lost Lake's trial system!		 Winter Habitats
Not all animals are as hardy as the rest.  When it comes to winter there are three pathways animals can choose to follow. They can either travel to warmer climates (migrate), remain but nullify their activity (hibernate), or adjust their active behaviour for the circumstances (resist). Join us as we look at those determined critters that resist the cold and seek out warmth and sustenance and how they do it. Our smallest visitors will even be putting together snowy owl crafts while adults can learn about how animals survive partially frozen beneath the lake!		 Vernal Equinox
The vernal (or spring) equinox is the time in March when the sun moves across the celestial equator, but more importantly it means that spring has finally sprung. Join us as we celebrate the coming of wildflowers, animal activity, and rain by taking a look at how the park transitions from winter to spring. We will get really involved with seed germination by looking at seeds beneath a microscope and then planting a seed of our own to take home!
April 14 May 19 June 2
Weather the Weather
Weather is a combinaion of cloud cover, temperature, precipitation, and wind, and each aspect has different tools to help measure it. Join us as we get up close and personal with the tools of meteorology by taking our own readings of the state of nature at Lost Lake. We will even set up a weather station for a more in-depth look at how the atmosphere is faring this day. Miniature meteorologists will be given the chance to put together their own weather tools to take home inside!		 All the Water on Earth
April showers bring May flowers, but what do May flowers need? Water! With approximately 32 quintillion gallons of water moving across our planet there is a lot to talk about! We will be taking samples of Lost Lake beneath the microscope to look at the tiniest life we can see, we will be sampling the water to determine quality of both the lake and the surrounding marshes, and even play some water games and experiments inside!

Bug Out Bag
Many of our smaller, stranger, stingier friends are often referred to as pests but we don't see them that way here at Lost Lake. Every insect has its part to play in the overall health of the ecosystem and every player to us is as important as the honeybee (even the pesky mosquito). Join us as we look at some of the most common and strange creepy crawlies that call Oakland Township home while also determining which are the most beneficial for our at-home gardens. We will be using the stereoscope to observe some segmented body parts, learning how naturalists pin and preserve insects and even putting together bug boxes with our younger crowd inside! There will be frequent hikes outside to flip over logs and do some investigating.