Every fall the LISD Stubnitz Environmental Education Program (SEEP) coordinates a free community event called the Family Fall Celebration held at the Stubnitz Environmental Education Center located in Heritage Park. This celebration marks the end of the SEEP fundraising drive and allows LISD to give back to the community by providing several environmental learning opportunities and activities for all ages.

• Thanks for all who attended the 2024 event. Stayed tuned for details on 2025's celebration!

Admission is FREE with no registration required, thanks to program support by the Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation and Wacker Chemical Corporation.

Lenawee Intermediate School District Stubnitz Environmental Education Program (LISD SEEP) offers field experiences for Lenawee County students. Designed in accordance with the Michigan Science Standards, these programs use a variety of inquiry activities, simulations, and hands-on experiences with the natural environment for grades pre-K-12. Environmental education is presented in an interdisciplinary format of age-appropriate programs. 

Stubnitz Environmental Education programs run in the fall from Monday, September 9 through Friday, November 15, 2024 (Life Cycle of Plants at Hidden Lake Gardens will be Sept. 30- Oct. 11, 2024) and in the spring from Monday, March 17 through Friday, May 30, 2025 (Life Cycle of Plants at Hidden Lake Gardens will be April 28 – May 9, 2025). Programs will be scheduled, one per day, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (The exceptions to this schedule are Life Cycle of Plants at Hidden Lake Gardens, which will be 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., and Pre-K/Kindergarten, which will be 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)  Adjustments may be made to accommodate school/bus schedules. Students will eat lunch during the program, so please plan to have everyone bring sack lunches and drinks.

Program fees are $3.00 per student.  The four-hour Life Cycle of Plants program at Hidden Lake Gardens will cost $4.00 per student.  Teachers and 1 adult leader per group are admitted free.

Reservations may be made for one or two classes, totaling a maximum of about 50 students. Due to our reliance on volunteer staffing, it is challenging to accommodate larger numbers of students. For more information or to register, please call Linda Knape at 517-265-1624 or email Email Linda Knape. Please give the following information:

• Date range preference

• School name and district

• Grade level and program

• Contact info: Phone number, email address

• Number of students and classes

Thank you to the Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation for providing grant funding to support LISD Stubnitz Environmental Education Programs and Lenawee students since 1995.