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Blandford Nature Center Blandford Nature Center is a community-owned non-profit nature center. Our mission is to engage & empower our community through enriching experiences in nature.
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501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charitable Organization

🦉What is our President + CEO, Stacy Stout, up to? We’re getting ready to launch a something special, where everyone can ...
10/22/2026

🦉What is our President + CEO, Stacy Stout, up to? We’re getting ready to launch a something special, where everyone can help! Thank you Amplify Studio for your guidance!

10/21/2026

🕸️All new gift shop items for spooky season. Come see Poe's top picks including Edgar Allan Poe themed sticky notes, pouches, plushies, candles, lip balm and more! Enjoy the fall season at Blandford Nature Center with some special new seasonal items.

The visitor center is open Monday through Saturday: 9am - 5pm.

🌱Get outside, get your hands dirty, and help care for Blandford’s 264 acres! Projects may include habitat restoration, t...
10/21/2026

🌱Get outside, get your hands dirty, and help care for Blandford’s 264 acres! Projects may include habitat restoration, trail maintenance, stream clean-up, and removing invasive species — with plenty of opportunities to learn about the plants and habitats you’re helping protect.

Saturday, October 24th - 10:00am-12:00pm

Register at: https://conta.cc/3WmUJbx or link in bio

🧺 Our pop-up farm stand is open Tuesday's from 4-6pm! 🍅 Stock up on fresh-from-the-garden vegetables like beets, garlic,...
10/20/2026

🧺 Our pop-up farm stand is open Tuesday's from 4-6pm! 🍅 Stock up on fresh-from-the-garden vegetables like beets, garlic, sweet potatoes, and greens throughout the season! Cash & card accepted, but cash is king! 🥬

Tuesdays, 4-6pm at the Blandford Farm, 3145 Milo St NW, Grand Rapids, MI

🎨🍂 Join us at Blandford Nature Center for our annual Fall Nature Makers Market! This market features gifts and goods ins...
10/20/2026

🎨🍂 Join us at Blandford Nature Center for our annual Fall Nature Makers Market! This market features gifts and goods inspired by nature and created with natural materials. Over 30 artisans will be selling a variety of handcrafted goods including jewelry, textiles, prints and illustrations, natural skincare, stained glass, ceramics, and more.

Admission to the Nature Makers Market is FREE and open to all ages, no registration required! Shopping includes the Blandford Nature Center gift shop. Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Kentwood will be on site selling coffee and other treats.

Saturday, November 14th / 9:00am - 3:00pm

Find out more: https://conta.cc/4y1rWq8
or Link in bio

🌕 October’s full moon is known as the Hunter’s Moon! Join us on this (nearly) full moon evening to learn about the phase...
10/16/2026

🌕 October’s full moon is known as the Hunter’s Moon! Join us on this (nearly) full moon evening to learn about the phases of the moon and take a moonlit hike outdoors. Before leaving, we’ll head into the Wildlife Center to see which of our nocturnal residents are up and active!

Friday, October 23rd / 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Register today: https://conta.cc/4z1avac
or Link in bio

Professional Photographers are welcome to host sessions at BNC with a Photography Membership. This offers financial supp...
10/15/2026

Professional Photographers are welcome to host sessions at BNC with a Photography Membership. This offers financial support to our operations and keeps us open to engage our community in nature - as we are not a park, and do not receive any funding from the government for our work. Link here: https://conta.cc/3VFc2o8

Photographers are consistently heading off trail and crushing native plants.

Please respect the work that thousands of volunteers and donors have invested into the landscape here at BNC.

Please protect the wildlife that live in these precious habitats.

If you are a member or day pass guest and notice a photographer violating our community standards, please speak up. Share the "why" with them. No need to enforce, only inform.

We are a collective, working together to engage our 11-county region in responsible connection to the land.

Thank you for being part of the solution for a better future with and in nature.

🎨🍂 Join us at Blandford Nature Center for our annual Fall Nature Makers Market! This market features gifts and goods ins...
10/13/2026

🎨🍂 Join us at Blandford Nature Center for our annual Fall Nature Makers Market! This market features gifts and goods inspired by nature and created with natural materials. Over 30 artisans will be selling a variety of handcrafted goods including jewelry, textiles, prints and illustrations, natural skincare, stained glass, ceramics, and more.

Admission to the Nature Makers Market is FREE and open to all ages, no registration required! Shopping includes the Blandford Nature Center gift shop. Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Kentwood will be on site selling coffee and other treats.

Saturday, November 14th / 9:00am - 3:00pm

Find out more: https://conta.cc/4y1rWq8
or Link in bio

Artisans in order:



slipshore on IG


artifex_impressions on IG
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🍂A hands-on way for teens (ages 13-18) to make a difference at Blandford Nature Center! Youth volunteers help with proje...
10/12/2026

🍂A hands-on way for teens (ages 13-18) to make a difference at Blandford Nature Center! Youth volunteers help with projects like habitat restoration, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and Native Garden care while learning about the environment along the way.

Wednesday, October 14th - 4:30pm-6:30pm

Register at: https://conta.cc/4zo0pjN or link in bio

Address

1715 Hillburn Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI
49504

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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