Author: Phil Huhn
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FSMW Board Meeting (July 16, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting July 16 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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Butterfly and Wildflower Field Day – August 1, 2026
Friends of Greenview and Pioneer Nature Area, in conjunction with Ann Arbor Farm & Garden, will host a one-hour Butterfly and Wildflower Tour at the central meadow on Saturday, August 1 at 11 am. We’ll meet by the community gardens. Parking is available on Greenview Dr. Local butterfly experts Marcy Breslow and Judy Lobato will…
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Workday – June 27, 2026
Normally the workday would have been on the 4th of July holiday but we moved it up a week. 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…
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REI Workday – June 7, 2026
From Judy S. Hi Vickie: I went out to the woods with the REI contingent and just stayed long enough to get a few shots. It was a pleasure to work with them and with you! Sorry about your cat. Would love to know where they hiked in the woods – hope they got down…
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FSMW Board Meeting (June 18, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting June 18 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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Buckthorn Baggies – Does NAP still use them?
From Judy S.: I hope you can find some time soon to let me know whether or not NAP is still using Buckthorn Baggies. I was introduced to them several years ago on a NAP Work Day at a pond in the western-most corner of the city-owned portion of Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area – West.…
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Birds of 1972
CHECK LIST – BIRDS OF MITCHELL-SCARLETT WOODS Hermit Thrush Mallard Swainson’s Thrush Black Duck (N) Veery Blue Winged Teal Golden—Crowned Kinglet Wood Duck Cedar Waxwing Green Heron Starling (N) Turkey Vulture Red-Eyed Vireo Sparrow Hawk Warbling Vireo Bobwhite Black-and-white Warbler Ring-necked Pheasant (N) Blue—Winged Warbler Sora Rail Tennessee Warbler Killdeer (N) Nashville Warbler American Woodcock…
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Garlic Mustard Journal (May 10, 2026)
From: Judy S.: On Mother’s Day I enjoyed a long session in the woods checking up on the garlic mustard status and decided to put it in journal form with photos. It was an idyllic afternoon – weather just right, almost no one else in the woods and no traffic sounds. Mother’s Day – Session # 3(?)…
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Workday – June 6, 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 June 6, 2026 at…
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Boardwalk on West End of Pond
In spring of 2025 the pond was so full that the pond water covered the path on the northwest end of the pond. Michael B. acquired a $1,000 grant from DTE to purchase the materials to construct the boardwalk. Because this on the main loop trail a more extensive boardwalk was constructed. People should be…