Come to the John Ball Zoo’s Backyard Naturalist presentation at Howard Christiansen Nature Center on March 27 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. and learn about sharing your backyard or schoolyard space with Michigan wildlife. Our special guests will (probably) be a wood duck, opossum, a local turtle and snake species (these “stars” may require “recasting”). A registration form can be found at www.kentconservation.org/hcnc. You may pay at the door.

Other upcoming events at HCNC include:

• April 17, 9:00-3:00, Earth Week Open House (Pancake Breakfast and Book Sale Fundraiser)

• April 23, 9:30-1:30, Home School Workshop: Wonderful, Wet Wildlife.

• April 24, 9:30-12:00, Magic Ponds (& Salamanders) – family workshop and hike (get your passport stamped)

• April 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Early Detection and Rapid Response Training: stop the next invasive plant before it invades!

• May 8, 9:30-11:30 a.m., I Spy Cool Plants (Botany 007) – family workshop and hike (get your passport stamped)