Seasonal jobs and volunteer opportunities are a great way to earn hands-on experience for future careers in any field as well as to explore opportunities within the parks system.
Job postings for seasonal park positions are now open as Oakland County Parks (OCP) gears up for the busy warm weather months.
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Put a spring in your step and attend one of the many events happening in Oakland County. From Easter egg hunts and the Great Marshmallow Drop to a Holi-inspired comedy show and spring-themed crafting classes, there are fun activities for everyone.
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February was an amazing month for the eagle watchers of Oakland County and across much of Southeast Michigan. Seeing a bald eagle is no longer a rare occurrence as it was back when they teetered on the brink of extinction in the late 20th century. Michigan had only four nesting pairs of eagles in the early 1970s so seeing one was a very rare event. Eagle populations had plummeted due to the use of habitat loss and hunting and pesticides, such as DDT. It’s a different world now for these magnificent raptors that recovered under protection from both the Endangered Species and Threatened Species Act in 2007 and the banning of DDT in 1972. They remain federally protected under both the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Learning how to incorporate healthy vegetables into winter meals can be a challenge. But this winter and spring, you can learn from some of the best culinary experts at the Oakland County Farmers Market!
Each of the five remaining Cooking with edibleWOW demonstrations at the Oakland County Farmers Market features a local chef preparing a recipe with ingredients readily available during the winter months, such as root vegetables, mushrooms, honey, garlic, onions, and apples.
“The cooking demonstrations are very popular with our guests,” Market Manager Brad Wethy said. “Many enjoy how chefs prepare recipes highlighting various regions of the country and diverse cultures so they can create new, exciting experiences at home.”
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Oakland County has an incredible variety of parks that are truly four-season wonderlands. They come in all sizes and configurations with varying terrain and trail conditions. Some, such as the parks managed by Oakland County Parks and the Huron-Clinton Metroparks are extremely well known and attract visitors numbering into the millions every year. Others are much lesser known, and even when I mention the names of some of those parks to outdoor enthusiasts, I often get a response akin to, “Never heard of that place.”
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