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Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Bluffs092323 Home to many trails, with access to a small prairie tucked away within the oak-hickory woods, Bluffs is around 40 acres of beautiful Michigan habitat. Under NAP’s care, prairie plants and oak seedlings are establishing here after many years of disturbance. Continue the restoration work with NAP by reducing the number […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Kuebler092423 The natural areas in this part of town are connected by wooded areas, and this large forest offers habitat that smaller parks can’t on their own. Help protect the plants and animals that depend on these woods by removing the invasive species threatening their habitat. Meet at the park entrance on […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Fuller092423 Explore this hidden gem - a floodplain forest along the Huron River right near downtown tucked between soccer fields and Island Park. The many water-loving plants here help mitigate flooding downstream. Much restoration work has been done recently to help this natural ecosystem flourish, and you can help continue that effort […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/Ruthven093023 NAP staff and volunteers have put in years of hard work to restore the native plant communities here, removing invasive shrubs that have a negative impact on wildlife habitat. Come out to continue this important work so more native plants can thrive. Meet at the park entrance off Huron Parkway. If […]
Pre-register through VolunteerHub https://nap.a2gov.org/HuronParkway093023 Autumn is a great season to explore Ann Arbor’s natural areas. Join us to enjoy the autumn colors while removing invasive plants, which will allow more native plant species to become established. Meet at the Park Steward’s house—3470 Woodland Road, off East Huron River Drive. Volunteers will use hand tools to […]
REGISTER AT: https://nap.a2gov.org/Sylvan100123 Habitat is the word we use to say “something lives here”. Whether you’re a 40-year-old painted turtle or a 4-year-old human, every being depends on a habitat to survive. And believe it or not, habitats rely on each other to endure! Water, food, and other resources are shared between forests, wetlands – […]
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 […]
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