Author: Phil Huhn
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Workday – December 2, 2023
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 main entrance to the woods (just west of Scarlett Middle School; and south of the bus turnaround loop). What to bring: Hand tools if you have them – saws, loppers, clippers.…
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Acorn Weevil
For those of you who are curious about those little round holes that appear in acorns and hickory nuts, here are the two videos that will identify the source of these holes. If you forage for nuts without holes and store them in a bag, you may end up with a bag full of holey…
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Dekay’s brown snake
Tuesday afternoon was a glorious sun-filled late October event that cried out not to be wasted. With that in mind, Judy took Pat up on an invitation to join her Scarlett Nature Club for an after school walk in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. Pat, Treasurer of our newly founded Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods group, is also…
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Common Bees of Michigan
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” a quote sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein. Needless to say, bees are an important pollinator. See a PDF of 16 common bees…
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Syrphid fly, by Kelly Rourke
This is not a bee, but a fly. Read this article to learn how to differentiate between a bee and a fly and other important information about pollinator Syrphid fly (Sphaerophoria philanthus) by Kelly Rourke from U. S. Forest Service
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FSMW Board Meeting #18 (November 2023)
Online Zoom Meeting November 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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FSMW Board Meeting #17 (October 2023)
Online Zoom Meeting October 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 – November 4, 2023
This is the 1st Saturday of the monthly workday to help preserve Scarlett Mitchell Woods from 10 am to 1:00PM. Meet at the Scarlett drop-off circle.
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Showcase Displays
This showcase and kiosk was erected as an Eagle Scout project in 2019 by the persistent hard work of William Chettleburgh, then a high school student. William recruited a lot of helpers: Fellow scouts from Troop 7, mentors, and parents pitched in, along with interested volunteers including Manfred Schmidt and Michael Benham. The original idea…
