- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Stewardship Workdays for Groups
ORGANIZATION: Natural Area Preservation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Join us to remove invasive species, plant native species, improve trails, and collect and disperse native seeds. In the springtime, workdays focus on hand-pulling of invasive herbaceous plants, like garlic mustard and dame’s rocket, as well as planting of native plants. During the summer months, herbaceous plants are still around for the pulling and plants placed in the spring need tending. As summer turns to fall, the focus shifts to invasive shrubs such as buckthorn and honeysuckle, which go to seed much later than our native shrubs making them easy to identify. We also collect seeds from native plants in the fall and disperse them in cleared areas.
Contact us at outreach@a2gov.org or 734-794-6627 to set up an opportunity for your group!
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About Natural Area Preservation
Location:
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.
Description
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.
To learn more, visit our website or Facebook us!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
various city parksAnn Arbor, MI 48104
DATE POSTED
July 10, 2019
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours
- Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.