Author: Phil Huhn
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FSMW Board Meeting (March 19, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting March 19 7:30, Thursday FSMW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. In this meeting we will explore what we as a community can do to manage and care for Scarlett Mitchell Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which…
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The Pond Images
The pond and the loop trail are two of the central things in the woods. It is nice to end the walk on the loop trail with a stop at the benches on the west end of the pond and take in how blessed we are to have this inside of Ann Arbor. Seasonal home page…
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Colonial Square Cooperative Spring Fair
Colonial Square Cooperative is having a Spring Fair sponsored by the Sustainability and Grounds Committees on February 28, 2026, at 2 to 5 PM in the Community Center. The Community Center is behind the office on Williamsburg Road. Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods will have a table at the Spring Fair where one can learn…
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FSMW Board Meeting (February 19, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting February 19 7:30, Thursday FSMW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. In this meeting we will explore what we as a community can do to manage and care for Scarlett Mitchell Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which…
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Workday – March 7, 2026
Who: Anyone who’s willing and able to help. Scarlett students are welcome to participate but you must bring a parent. Where: Meet at the bench near the showcase at the main entrance to the woods. Why? spreading wood chips, trash cleanup along old Ellsworth and removal of invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle. Maybe even building boardwalks. What to bring: When: Saturday…
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Snake
I was walking the loop walk in the summer of 2022 and miraculously saw this snake in the branches. As one can see the snake was well camouflaged. It is either a DeKay’s Brownsnake or a Brownsnake. I had tried to find these pictures a long time ago when Judy posted her story about the…
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Workday – February 7, 2026 (Canceled)
Who: Anyone who’s willing and able to help. Scarlett students are welcome to participate but you must bring a parent. Where: Meet at the bench near the showcase at the main entrance to the woods. Why? spreading wood chips, trash cleanup along old Ellsworth and removal of invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle. Maybe even building boardwalks. What to bring: When: Saturday…
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FSMW Board Meeting (January 15, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting January 15 7:30, Thursday FSMW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. In this meeting we will explore what we as a community can do to manage and care for Scarlett Mitchell Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which…
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Workday – January 3, 2026
Who: Anyone who’s willing and able to help. Scarlett students are welcome to participate but you must bring a parent. Where: Meet at the bench near the showcase at the main entrance to the woods. Why? spreading wood chips, trash cleanup along old Ellsworth and removal of invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle. What to bring: When: Saturday January 3, 2026 at…
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Thanksgiving 2025
From Judy S.: The day before Thanksgiving, 2025. I am thankful for many things these days, including still existing on this beautiful, if sometimes distressed, planet. One of those things is living a stone’s throw from Scarlett-Mitchell Natural Area and being part of a group, The Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods, that works to keep it…