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Sustainability Conference

Join us Saturday, March 17, for our annual conference. Breakout sessions will focus on topics such as economics of renewable energy, gardening, home energy savings strategies, and raising backyard poultry.

Explore the Trails

The hiking trails of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute are open for hiking, snow-shoeing, and cross-country skiing. You can rent a pair of snowshoes for only $5 (free for members). Call (269) 721-4190 for more information.

Hikers and snowshoers...

Discoveries Revealed

This fall, URGE researchers reported their findings. In addition, the Gordon Art and Nature in Words Fellows presented their creative projects.

View research papers

Encourage Healthy Natural Resources

Develop a land management plan for your property in this series of workshops.

February 23 - March 8

Join today

Become a member to receive many wonderful benefits. Your financial donation is vital to the operation of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute and will be an investment that will grow for generations to come.

Promoting environmental education, research, preservation, and appreciation

Set on 661 acres in Southwest Michigan, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute provides visitors with a exposure to an blend of diverse habitats including wetlands, forests, marshes, streams, lakes, and prairies.

The Institute is open to the public, year-round, free of charge. Visitors may explore over seven miles of nature trails.

The Institute, a mix between a nature center and biological field station, offers programs to serve the community while also building partnerships with area colleges and universities to serve their faculty and students.

Whether you come to take a class, explore the trails, attend an event, or participate in research, your experience at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will be a rewarding one.