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Take a self-guided fall color and Sandhill crane tour

Large numbers of Sandhill Cranes can be seen in parts of the Waterloo Recreation Area through late November. Visitors to the Eddy Discovery Center may pick up free maps to the best fall color routes and crane viewing areas around … Read more

Oct. 23: Sandhill crane tour

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Kathy Claflin for the information in this story and the Waterloo Natural Historical Association for sponsoring it.) On Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m., local experts Don and Robyn Henise will present a short … Read more

It’s Time to Visit Haehnle Sanctuary

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson for the information and photos in this column.) Just 13 miles west of Chelsea is Michigan Audubon’s largest preserve. The Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary covers just over 1,000 acres and includes forest, … Read more

Maps available for self-guided Sandhill Crane Tour

Large numbers of Sandhill Cranes can be seen in parts of the Waterloo Recreation Area through late November. Visitors may pick up free maps to the best fall color routes and crane viewing areas around the Waterloo Recreation Area at … Read more

Sandhill crane viewing map

Several readers have asked for a Sandhill Crane viewing map, so Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association provided the one below. Remember, to make the type bigger, continue to hit control plus (+), then to return the pdf … Read more

Follow the dancing sandhill cranes

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this story.) It is staging season for the greater sandhill crane in the Chelsea Area once again. Before they leave … Read more

The Sandhill cranes are returning to the Chelsea area

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association.) Sandhill cranes are once again being spotted in the Chelsea area. After spending the coldest winter months in points further south from Tennessee to Florida, they … Read more