11th Annual Garlic Mustard Weed Out Day and Barbeque!
ORGANIZATION: Natural Area Preservation
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April 25, Saturday 11 th Annual Garlic Mustard Weed Out Day and Barbeque! Weed Out - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (various locations) Barbeque Potluck - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Leslie Science & Nature Center - 1831 Traver Road
Come on out for camaraderie, bring your family and lend a hand to help in a park near you! Garlic mustard is an aggressive invasive plant which can result quickly in a total loss of native groundcover and a decrease in species diversity. Learn how to identify this plant and make a tremendous impact in preservation efforts by removing it from our parklands. Did you know that young plants are actually tender and can be made into tasty, garlic-flavored meals? Please remember to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants.
Join us after the workday for a fun celebration of our collective impact on the invasives around town at an afternoon potluck barbeque at 2:00 pm! We provide dogs, burgers (veggie too), beverages, and a few garlic mustard dishes. Please bring a dish to share. Family and friends are welcome. Please RSVP to NAP if you plan to attend the potluck (734.794.6627). Park locations include: Argo - Meet in the parking lot north of the Argo Canoe Livery, off Longshore Drive Berkshire - Meet at the end of Exmoore Road off of Glenwood North of Washtenaw Bird Hill s- Meet at the Bird Road entrance, west of Huron River Drive (additional parking at the Barton Nature Area-Dam Entrance) Bluffs - Meet in front of the Park Steward's house at 236 Sunset Rd Cedar Bend - Meet at the Island Park parking lot, at the end of Island Drive Eberwhite Woods - Meet in the Eberwhite Elementary parking lot Hannah - Meet at the west end of Bath Street, west of 7th (between Miller and Huron) Huron Hills - Meet on Hunting Valley off Provincial Drive Huron Parkway - Meet at the Park Steward's house--3470 Woodland Road, off East Huron River Drive Leslie Woods - Meet at the park entrance at the north end of Upland Drive, north of Plymouth Road Miller Woods - Meet at the Arborview Boulevard entrance, just east of Wildwood Avenue Redbud - Meet at the park entrance at the intersection of Parkwood Avenue and Jeanne Street Stapp - Meet at the Traverwood Branch Library in the parking lot nearest the park. Sunset Brooks - Meet us at the park entrance on Sunset Road, at the end of Brooks Street9 More opportunities with Natural Area Preservation
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About Natural Area Preservation
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City of Ann Arbor Parks, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, US
Mission Statement
Natural Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor's natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic among its citizens. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These tasks are performed by both staff and volunteers.
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One third of NAP's field work is done by volunteers, so community involvement is vital to the success of its conservation efforts. NAP projects take volunteers well beyond the realm of litter clean-up into broader areas of concern, such as maintaining biodiversity and restoring damaged ecosystems. Through the combination of hands-on involvement and scientific understanding, NAP hopes to encourage and support a connection between individual volunteers and their surrounding natural environment. By sharing this experience with friends and neighbors, volunteers play a crucial role in fostering an environmental ethic in the community.
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Various LocationsAnn Arbor, MI 48105
DATE POSTED
March 26, 2009
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