Welcome to Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Immerse Yourself in Nature
April Pierce Pickups
Pickup up at the Institute Noon-2 pm or at Anne's Health Food during normal business hours.
Order by 4/18 for pick up on 4/26. Click here to Order.
Pierce Pickup Favorites
Pickup is available at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from noon-2 pm and at Anne's Health Food Store during normal store hours.
Click the link below for more order and pick up dates.
2024 Holiday Gift Show Vendor Application
The 2024 Holiday Gift Show is Sunday, November 10 from 11 am - 3 pm. We are accepting vendor applications until August 31, 2024.
Click here for the application.
Pre-Order Your Native Plants until May 27.
Pre-order your plants at www.CedarCreekInstitutePlants.com.
Join us at the annual Native Plant Sale on Saturday, June 1, 9 am-Noon. Plant stock will be subject to availability so we entourage per-ordering to obtain your favorites. FREE Event!
Membership
Of all the many things that matter at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, members matter most! Without their dedication, participation, and generosity, the Institute would not be what it is today. Nor could it be what it aspires to be in the future!
Creative Retreats at Batts Cottage are Now Available!
The Creative Retreats at Batts Cottage are available from April -- September and are offered on a one-,two-,or three-week schedule for writers, artists, photographers, and musicians of all backgrounds and genres.
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Executive Director Michelle Skedgell Announces Retirement
Michelle Skedgell, Executive Director of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute since September 2001, has announced her plans to retire from the Institute as of December 31, 2024. Michelle joined the Institute shortly after its opening. The Institute is a nature center, an environmental education center, and a biological field station, a destination of learning, research, and natural resource management on 850 acres in rural Barry County. The Institute's founder, Bill Pierce, and his wife, Jessie, created the Institute to give back to the community that meant so much to them and provide a welcoming space for everyone to connect with the natural world.
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, for Environmental Education
Set on 850 acres in rural Barry County, Michigan, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, a mix between an environmental education center, nature center and biological field station, provides visitors opportunities for education, recreation, research and exposure to a blend of diverse habitats including wetlands, forests, marshes, streams, lakes, and prairies.
What's Happening at the Institute?
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(Tuesday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
may 21, 2024 7:00 pmseptember 17, 2024 10:30 amseptember 17, 2024 7:00 pmoctober 15, 2024 10:30 amnovember 19, 2024 10:30 amnovember 19, 2024 7:00 pm
Event Details
Event Details
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
september 17, 2024 10:30 amseptember 17, 2024 7:00 pmoctober 15, 2024 10:30 amnovember 19, 2024 10:30 amnovember 19, 2024 7:00 pm
Environmental Education & Sustainable Land Management Initiatives
The Institute offers environmental education and sustainable land management programs to the community, instructing environmental stewards by communicating the core values of land conservancy, environmental responsibility and the pursuit of knowledge; provides scientific research grants and research partnerships with a consortium of area colleges and universities; and features over nine miles of hiking trails open to the public, free of charge, from dawn to dusk year-round.