Author: Phil Huhn
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Workday & DTE Grant – September 6, 2025
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? Trash cleanup along old Ellsworth and removal of invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle. What to bring: When: Saturday September 6, 2025 at 9:00am – noon.…
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Chipmunks
Chipmunks are the smallest members of the squirrel family. They are not three cute singing animated brothers named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. Real chipmunks live in burrows with extensive tunnel systems and multiple concealed entrances. They are found throughout the United States. Chipmunks have an omnivorous diet consisting of seeds, nuts, fruits, buds, other plant…
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FSMW Board Meeting (August 21, 2025)
Online Zoom Meeting August 21 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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NAP Workday – August 9, 2024
Saturday, August 9th – 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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FSMW Board Meeting (July 17, 2025)
Online Zoom Meeting July 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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FSMW Board Meeting (June 19, 2025)
Online Zoom Meeting June 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 – July 5, 2025 (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? Disposing of pallets that has been removed from the path on the south side of the pond, maybe woodchip spreading or clean up…
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Deer Ticks and Chiggers
Chiggers (Trombiculidae) are of the mite family and are called harvest mites in Britain but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites. Several species of chiggers in their lava stage bite their animal or human hosts and by embedding their mouthparts into the skin cause “intense irritation”, usually with severe itching…
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Workday – June 7, 2025
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? Disposing of pallets that has been removed from the path on the south side of the pond, maybe woodchip spreading or clean up…
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8 More Feet of Boardwalk
On May 15, 2025, 8 more feet of boardwalk was added to the existing 24 feet of boardwalk south of the pond. Need about 16 more feet of boardwalk to finish the section. On May 25, 2025, 8 more feet of boardwalk was added to the existing 32 feet of boardwalk south of the pond.…