Author: Phil Huhn
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FSMW Organizational Meeting #13 (May 2023)
Online Zoom Meeting May 18 7:30, Thursday To explore the creation of an on-going organization of community members to help manage and care for Mitchell-Scarlett Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which was dredged in 1982. It is owned by…
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FSMW Organizational Meeting #12 (April 2023)
Online Zoom Meeting April 20 7:30, Thursday To explore the creation of an on-going organization of community members to help manage and care for Mitchell-Scarlett Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which was dredged in 1982. It is owned by…
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New bird on the block
Welcome the pileated woodpecker to Scarlett Mitchell Woods. Manfred Schmidt is sure he saw one while working in the woods with a friend a few years ago, but now it’s official. On October 20,2022, we spotted it in Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area West, while walking through that area with Matt Spoor, Nature area Preservation’s current Park…
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MSU and NAP BioBlitz!
NAP is partnering with Michigan State University to host a BioBlitz on iNaturalist as part of the 2023 MSU Science Festival. During the month of April, any observations submitted in 10 select parks will automatically count as part of the BioBlitz. These parks are: Argo, Barton, Bird Hills, Black Pond Woods, Dolph, Furstenberg, Marshall, Mary Beth…
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Winter Ice Storms
Ann Arbor experienced two severe ice storms in February and March of 2023. Though the storms were beautiful to see, the ice was very hard on the forest. Large branches and whole trees fell in the woods. Two trees fell into the pond. One can see a tree on the left lying in the pond.…
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FSMW Organizational Meeting #11 (Mar 2023)
Online Zoom Meeting March 16 7:30, Thursday To explore the creation of an on-going organization of community members to help manage and care for Mitchell-Scarlett Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which was dredged in 1982. It is owned by…
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Loop Trail Walk in the Winter
Contains sixteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on January 26, 2023.
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Loop Trail Walk in the Summer
Contains fifteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on September 2, 2022.
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Why Don’t Birds Get Cold Feet?
If you’ve ever ventured out on a cold day with your feet completely exposed, you know all too well how terribly it hurts. What about bird’s feet in Winter? Bird’s legs are different to humans. Get more information in this article written by Ashish.
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Weird Ways Reptiles and Amphibians Survive the Winter
How do frogs, snakes and turtles make it through the winter months in places that see blankets of snow, iced-over lakes and sub-freezing temperatures year after year? Read this article by Mark Mancini.