Author: Phil Huhn
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Workday – October 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 October 3, 2026 at…
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NAP Workday – September 19, 2026
Saturday, September 19th – 9:00am to noon Natural Area Preservation (NAP) Workday in Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area. Meet at the bench near the showcase at the main entrance to the woods, just south of the bus turnaround loop. NAP prefers participants to sign up in advance in order to save time City of Ann Arbor Volunteer…
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Hare’s Foot Inkcap
Hare’s Foot Inkcap (Coprinopsis lagopus) is a delicate and short-lived fungus, the fruit bodies lasting only a few hours before dissolving into a black ink – a process called deliquescence. This fungus was found on the loop trail path heading towards the pond. We had lots of rain in the last number of days.
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FSMW Board Meeting (September 17, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting September 17 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 – September 12, 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 September 12, 2026 at…
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Canceled – FSMW Board Meeting (August 20, 2026)
Online Zoom Meeting August 20 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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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…