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Beach Clean-UPs are family-friendly! Bring kids, friends, and/or coworkers. Buckets will be provided for collecting litter. Volunteers may consider bringing; work or gardening gloves, a water bottle, and we recommend wearing a hat & sunblock. Meet at the very South End of the State Park Parking Lot. Volunteers can walk North to clean up the […]
Registration is now open for Michigan’s 9th annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz. This year’s event period will be from July 1 – July 10, 2022. Event hosts can choose any date/s within the event period in which to host the event at a local boating access site. To register your local landing blitz event, […]
Help pick up our community! Click here to register
Join us with our regional invasive management staff, CAKE CISMA, to help us fight one of our most common invasive plants in Northern Michigan, Garlic Mustard. You will learn more about Garlic Mustard, including how to remove it, its other uses and what other invasives we should be looking out for in our region. […]
Every Friday this summer a naturalist will be stationed outdoors on the Grass River Natural Area trail system, offering a new mobile mini-program each week. Stop into the Grass River Center to find out where the naturalist is that day, or go find them on the trail! You can drop in any time during the […]
Volunteers are needed to assist in plant propagation and the transplanting of seedlings and mature native plant species for Calvin Ecosystem Preserve and Native Gardens. These native plants are grown for our annual spring native plant sale. This is our way of getting native plant species back into our ecosystems while also building community. Wear […]
Join Wellington UCC doing God's work in the world, caring for and stewarding the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan at Loyola Beach. All are welcome! All cleanup supplies will be provided, but bring a personal water bottle and plenty of sunscreen! Meet at the circle where Morse Ave dead ends into the beach. Public transportation […]
Named for the dramatic thickets of buttonbush shrubs that bloom in the “inundated shrub swamp” in late July, Buttonbush Nature Area is only two years old –one of Ann Arbor’s newest parks. Join us to remove non-native plants, and spend some time getting to know this new and unique park. Meet at the park entrance […]
Click here for more information The Native Plant Expo & Marketplace (NPEM) offers residents one convenient location to shop for Michigan native plants from several Michigan native plant growers, learn how to establish and maintain native landscapes and connect with companies specializing in planning native landscapes. The event offers both pre-ordered and day-of sales. See […]
We need your help to control the spread of invasive plants in our natural areas! Spring is the perfect time to remove garlic mustard and dame’s rocket, persistent invasive plants that can completely change the ecology of the habitats that they invade. Join us! Dress for the weather, and sturdy, waterproof footwear is recommended. Bring […]
Back & bigger than ever! The Native Plant Expo & Marketplace offers residents hundreds of Michigan native plants from a bunch of Michigan native plant growers, in one convenient location to shop! Join our host, Washtenaw County Conservation District, on June 4th to learn how to establish and maintain native plants (delete landscapes) and connect […]
Grass River Natural Area is holding a plant sale of locally grown plants native to Michigan. Individual quarts of plants will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. A list of possible plants available can be found on the GRNA website under Education and Events and then click on the Native Plant Sale tab. Get […]
Join Wave Space Studio for a public beach cleanup! Click here to register
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