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/CedarBend052123 The International Day for Biological Diversity is a United Nations–created holiday for the promotion of biodiversity issues. With ecosystem-based solutions to climate and public health, food and water security, and sustainable livelihoods—biodiversity is the foundation upon which communities can build back better. Cedar Bend was designed by landscape architect O.C. Simonds, who […]

Register at tinyurl.com/Cedar111922. Cedar Bend Nature Area is one of Ann Arbor’s oldest parks and was designed by landscape architect O.C. Simonds. Simonds insisted on keeping the park as close to the natural landscape as possible, helping to preserve the biodiversity and native plant population that make Cedar Bend such a beautiful nature area today. […]

#EndangeredSpeciesDay Many threatened and endangered species come through Ann Arbor’s natural areas, whether to stop during migration, or to make a home. NAP volunteers are land stewards, protecting and restoring Ann Arbor’s natural areas. Celebrate the collective work of all land stewards who make a difference to endangered species by coming out to pull invasive […]