Category: History
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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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Take this swap and shovel it
From Ann Arbor News article on July 1, 1990 Nature lovers want parks department to dredge marsh for bird life Nature lovers Manfred Schmidt and Will Weber think there isn’t anything wrong with the Mitchell-Scarlett marsh that a huge shovel wouldn’t fix. Schmidt, a landscaper, and Weber, who has a doctorate from the University of…
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Just Duckie
From Ann Arbor News article March 30, 1981 Members of the Scarlett-Mitchell Woods Association were busy over the weekend erecting duck and goose nesting stations in a marsh behind Scarlett Intermediate School. They hope that next year some traveling feathered friends will take up residence in the marsh. The Association is also trying to raise…
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Manfred and Judy – Friends of Mitchell-Scarlett Woods
Friends of Mitchell-Scarlett Woods | A Conservation Mini-Documentary This short documentary gives a quick introduction to two conservationists, Judy and Manfred Schmidt, and the process that they went through to conserve Mitchell-Scarlett Woods, a nature reserve in the middle of Ann Arbor, Michigan, surrounded by a highway and developments. They had to stave off developers,…
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Doug Fulton’s, A Naturalist’s Journal
Doug Fulton was a journalist with the Ann Arbor News. He wrote hundreds of articles. Many of the articles were environmental and nature based. He wrote two full page articles on Scarlett Mitchell Woods. On the ‘Mitchell Scarlett Woods Nature Area’ sign is an image of a bird. Ever wondered what’s the bird, well the…
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Workdays in the Distant Past
The Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods has workdays on the first Saturday of the month. The concept of workways is far from a new thing. The following is from an Ann Arbor News article from the May 1st, 1970 newspaper. Nature Walks, Cleanup Set “Operation Mitchell – Scarlett Woods” will start a two-weekend spring campaign…
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History of Scarlett Mitchell Woods
Slide-show document of exploring the history of Scarlett Mitchell Woods from June of 2019. For a deep dive into the history of Scarlett Mitchell Woods, view the following articles from the Ann Arbor News: Scarlett Mitchell Woods and Nature Area.
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For the Birds
From Ann Arbor New article April 3, 1981 For the Birds – Clague Intermediate Scholl industrial arts teacher Nancy Sharpless found a nice way to combine learning with community service this past week, and for a bonus provide help to wildlife. For a woodworking project, the students in her exploratory arts program made 25 bluebird…
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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…
