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REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Oakwoods100823 If you’re looking for fantastic mature trees and gently rolling hills, sonorous wetlands and vibrant ponds, shorebirds and frogs, the occasional orchid, and more than 20 species of sedges, Oakwoods Nature Area has what you’re looking for. The abundance of wildlife and natural habitat at this park depends on the help of […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/MaryBethDoyle101423 The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2023 is Water: Sustaining Bird Life, which focuses on the importance of water to migratory birds. Virtually all migratory birds rely on water and some type of wetland habitat at some point during their life cycles. Ponds and wetlands – like those at Mary Beth […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Folkstone101523 Come to Folkstone to see one of the most underrated native shrubs in our landscape – bladdernut. This tall shrub with striped bark likes it shady and moist. In spring, bladdernut blossoms with hanging clusters of white tubular flowers that smell a little like vanilla custard. Then the “bladders” appear as green, […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Riverwood102123 For centuries, flowering dogwood trees have been a boon for humans and wildlife alike. They are a larval host for butterflies, and they offer birds and other animals beautiful red fruits (or drupes) for food. The bark has been used as a traditional medicine to treat fevers, and the roots and bark […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/SunsetBrooksSunset Sunset Brooks needs your help to continue hosting, feeding, and protecting organisms that are essential to the local ecosystem. One shrub in particular offers birds – like Eastern Bluebirds – a meal of fruit as well as dozens of species of tasty, nutritious larval and mature insects. A peculiar member of the […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Miller102223 Miller Nature Area continues to beat the odds, year after year! This site was heavily used—and abused—by extractive practices and dumping for nearly 200 years. At the heart of a loving community working hard toward Miller’s restoration, the land has transformed into a natural haven. Neighbors consistently show up to steward at […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Argo102823 For more than 30 years, people have been showing up for their communities during Make a Difference Day on the fourth Saturday in October. Even after official sponsorship by national non-profit organizations was phased out, groups and individuals at the local level have continued to answer the call to serve on this […]
REGISTER AT: The fourth Saturday in October is a national informal holiday known as Make a Difference Day. NAP is proud to offer opportunities to make a difference by stewarding the natural areas in Ann Arbor’s parks. Join other volunteers in removing exotic shrubs from the natural habitat that sustains us all. Meet at the […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/BerkshireCreek102923 The soil in this oak-hickory forest is mesic – it holds moisture, but also drains well. It’s like a big sponge that collects, stores, and releases water slowly. This is a great feature for our oaks and woodland plants, but it also attracts those pesky exotic shrubs that can quickly change the […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Stapp102923 With fewer than 9 acres, the diversity of trees at Stapp Nature Area makes it something of a novelty among Ann Arbor’s parks. White, black, and bur oaks; shagbark, bitternut, and pignut hickories, as well as red maple, black walnut, white ash, and slippery elm. Biodiversity is one of the most important […]
REGISTER AT: http://nap.a2gov.org/LeslieWoods110423 Kentucky coffeetree can be found on river floodplains like areas of Leslie Woods, which is part of the Traver Creek watershed. What really makes the tree notable are its fruits, which are rounded seeds in a stout pod. The seeds resemble coffee beans, and they were actually roasted and used as a […]
REGISTER AT: http://nap.a2gov.org/BlackPondWoods110423 Did you know that in 2013, a tributary of Traver Creek—designated the Arrowood Branch—was brought aboveground after being buried in a drainage pipe for 40 years? This branch originates in Black Pond Woods, where biodiversity is relatively high. Any stewardship work done at Black Pond Woods will support the health of Traver […]
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