(Above) Taking time out from hiking the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Green Trail to use new spotting scopes are Kyle Countryman (left) and Benjamin Keck, both Hazel Park High School students, on a recent school field trip. The scopes are installed at the edge of Willow Pond (below) and can give visitors an up-close view of some of the area’s flora and fauna. The Green Trail is wheelchair accessible, as is one of the spotting scopes. (Top photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services; photo below courtesy Matthei Botanical Gardens)
