Eddy Discovery Center

Location:17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA

Upcoming events

  • 04/01/2023 8:00 pm - 04/01/2023 9:30 pm

    NIGHT OF THE AMPHIBIANS: 8:00 – 9:30 p.m., Saturday, April 1. Join us this evening for a lively presentation
    featuring frogs, salamanders, and quivering masses of eggs from local ponds. Find out how you can recognize frogs by
    their calls. The program will be followed by a walk to a nearby pond to see and hear frogs singing in the night. Bring a
    flashlight and dress for the weather. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the
    Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.

  • 04/16/2023 2:00 pm - 04/16/2023 3:00 pm

    STRANGE CREATURES OF THE SPRING POND: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16. Come and meet the many
    fascinating and little-known creatures that live in our spring ponds – from delicate fairy shrimp to ferocious diving
    beetles. No boots required, as we will be viewing these in our special “pour-a-ponds” outside on the deck. Cost:
    $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please
    register in advance at 734-475-3170.

  • 04/23/2023 2:00 pm - 04/23/2023 3:00 pm

    WHY PEAS NEED BEES! 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 23. Join Becky Green, Beekeeper and Certified Pollinator
    Champion to learn about pollinators.  Becky will explain what exactly pollination is, and why it is so important to all of
    us.  She will introduce you to our pollinators, and discuss what challenges they are facing.  You will take home some
    ideas of what you can do to help pollinators, including instructions on how you can build a Bee Hotel for the wild bees in
    your neighborhood.   Becky will also have some of her local honey available for sale. Please register in advance at 734-
    475-3170.

  • 04/30/2023 2:00 pm - 04/30/2023 3:00 pm

    NATURE’S NIGHTLIFE: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 30. Find out what happens after the sun goes down in this
    exciting exploration into the world of nocturnal animals. Leslie Science Center will bring live animals, such as bats, owls,
    and arachnids, to show you why these creatures choose to work in the dark and how they are adapted for life at night.
    Program limited to 50 participants. Call to reserve a space at 734-475-3170.