Coggin Heeringa
Outdoors with Coggin HeeringaCoggin Heeringa is the Program Director and Naturalist at Crossroads at Big Creek Learning Center/Nature Preserve in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where she served as Executive Director for twenty years.
Heeringa has ten years of classroom teaching experience and was an adjunct instructor for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She also served as the naturalist at Newport State Park in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.
She is a frequent contributor to print and broadcast media as well as a public speaker.
Heeringa has been the instructor of environmental studies at the Walter E. Hastings Nature Museum at Interlochen Arts Camp since 1971.
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The quiet resilience of trees reveals itself through latent buds, nature’s hidden understudies, ready to step into the spotlight when damage strikes. -
Sarah Quartel’s "Songbird" evoked birds’ mysterious, luminous journey beyond human sight. -
Botticelli's "Primavera" reflects the abundance of spring through art and nature. -
Interlochen's commencement is a time for graduates to take flight — just like fledgling birds! -
This weekend, Interlochen Arts Academy presents a Mozart opera about love, loyalty and the surprising instincts shared by humans and birds alike. -
This weekend, Interlochen Arts Academy presents "Carousel," reminding us that after every storm — on stage or in the woods — hope and renewal await. -
A grove of white pines stands as a living tribute to Emily Boyd, whose vision continues to shape Interlochen Center for the Arts generations later. -
During Earth Week, Coggin reflects on her favorite things: all creatures, plants, soil, water, young people, fish whiskers and the fine arts. -
Discover how egg-based tempera paint gave medieval masterpieces their lasting brilliance — and what that has to do with your grocery store eggs. -
Rainbow trout infuse Michigan streams and rivers with essential nutrients, just as public radio streams nourish and inspire their listeners.
