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https://www.manisteecd2.org/native-plant-event Save the Date for our 3rd annual Native Plant Event in partnership with Black Cap Farm. Stop by on Friday, June 2 from 11am-3pm to shop all your favorite native plants. Many varieties of native plants available for purchase. Native plant experts onsite to answer questions. A chance to win raffle prizes! Professionals from […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Bluffs060323 This place is nuts! Eleven species of nut-producing trees can be found here, including three of the four Michigan hickory species (bitternut, pignut, and shagbark), both walnuts (black and butternut), five oaks (white, swamp, Hill's, red, and black), and hazelnut. Hog-peanut—not a nut, but a vining legume—is also found here! Much […]
Come to our popular native plant sale on June 3 in the parking lot of Neiman's Market, 7121 Dixie Hwy, Clarkston. We carry the best flowers, grasses, trees and bushes from Wildtype Nursery. Feel free to bring your own containers to transport your plants. Proceeds support the Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy efforts to save land […]
A tour of the facilities and the landscape features at the Lenawee ISD Center for a Sustainable Future will be highlighted, including a walk through the 35 acre wood lot. The school is used as a land lab where students get hands-on experience with land management. The Center for a Sustainable Future is a net-zero […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Ruthven061023 Ruthven is a reminder of many things: the kame, a hill composed of material left by retreating glaciers, is a reminder that it once stood beneath a mile of ice; the gorgeous oak opening habitat is a reminder of the once-dominant oak savannas whose grassland dotted the landscape in and around […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Fuller061023 Nestled between soccer fields, Island Park, and Cedar Bend Nature Area, Fuller Park contains a five-acre floodplain forest. These low bottomlands occasionally flood with the rise of the Huron, and the many water-loving plants here help mitigate flooding downstream. Much restoration work has been done recently to help this natural ecosystem […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/BirdHills061123 Bird Hills is one of Ann Arbor’s most popular natural areas – and with five trailheads, there are a lot of options for viewing this beloved park. Stewardship of Ann Arbor’s natural areas is part of NAP’s mission, and a large park like Bird Hills needs lots of care to keep […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Brokaw060423 Unique to Ann Arbor, this triangle-shaped 24-acre nature area is one of the newest parks—and one of only two to host shingle oaks. This is the only native oak with “entire” leaves, meaning they are not lobed like all other Michigan oaks. Additional oak species found here include white, swamp, Hill's, […]
The Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework: Using participatory science to manage the invasive common reed effectively w/ guest Taaja R. Tucker-Silva (Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center) Non-native Phragmites australis, the invasive common reed, has disrupted wetland ecosystems across North America. Although Phragmites established itself in the Great Lakes basin decades ago, there […]
Join us for Wild Friday volunteer field sessions at Columbus County Park! This large, rustic and rolling park features the Belle River running through it. The river, varied topography and big trees provide excellent plant and wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Join our park naturalist-invasive species specialist to learn about, restore and care for the park’s […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Dolph061723 Dolph Nature Area is packed with diverse habitats that are essential to the health of myriad native plant and animal species. Especially popular for birds (and bird watchers) Dolph is a great place to show your commitment to the environment and Ann Arbor’s local ecosystem. Join other dedicated volunteers to remove […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Hickory061823 Do you know about landmark trees? A landmark tree meets forestry requirements such as health, size, and longevity, and is then considered to be highly valuable to the ecosystem and the community. Hickory Nature Area has many landmark trees that make it a unique place to experience nature. Join NAP to […]
Join us for Wild Friday volunteer field sessions at Columbus County Park! This large, rustic and rolling park features the Belle River running through it. The river, varied topography and big trees provide excellent plant and wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Join our park naturalist-invasive species specialist to learn about, restore and care for the park’s […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Olson062423 Olson is a great snapshot of the many, many ways a park can serve the community. You can play a game of soccer, spot a flock of migrating birds, ride your mountain bike, go fishing, use the playground, let your dog off-leash in the dog park, check out the fantastic native […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Barton062523 Across the river from Bird Hills, Barton offers a different experience of nature than the steep climbs and sprawling forest. Most of Barton is flat and contains large areas of prairie, wetland, and old (farm) fields. You can get right down to the river on some of the trails, and get […]
Join us for Wild Friday volunteer field sessions at Columbus County Park! This large, rustic and rolling park features the Belle River running through it. The river, varied topography and big trees provide excellent plant and wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Join our park naturalist-invasive species specialist to learn about, restore and care for the park’s […]
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