Category: News
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Manfred Workday
On Wednesday, April 16, Manfred Schmidt coated the benches at the entrance and on the south side of the pond with a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil. Thanks, Manfred!
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Damaged Boardwalk Replaced
During recent January trail work in the city-owned portions of the woods, a boardwalk on the south side of the marsh was damaged by the forestry machinery. The Parks Department promised to replace it and on March 31, Leah Jones, NAP Coordinator, reported that the work had been completed. On April 1, as Park Steward,…
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Widening the Paths
WIDENING THE PATHS on City owned property – On January 22, 2025, Judy receive a “heads-up” email message from Leah Jones, Outreach Assistant at NAP, that “Park ops is out at Scarlett Mitchell Nature Areas today to mow the trails.” Manfred saw the crew working near the Platt Road entrance and stopped to talk to the person…
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Parks/NAP Millage
Ann Arbor has 161 parks and Natural Areas with more than 2188 acres. About 50 acres of Scarlett Mitchell Woods is a part of the City’s Parks. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, voters will decide to renew the city’s parks maintenance and capital improvements millage at the rate of 1.1 mills. Previous Park millages were…
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Ann Arbor Board of Education Budget Cuts
Ann Arbor Board of Education approves massive budget cuts of $20.4 million. The remaining $4.6 million will be accomplished through some other non-classroom reductions, including the sale of district properties. 50 acres of Scarlett Mitchell Woods is owned by the Ann Arbor Public Schools. For more information see WEMU.
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Before and after invasive removal
A big thank you to the volunteers who showed up on Saturdays October 22, November 4 and December 2 with loppers, saws and buckthorn pullers. A job well done! ]
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Oak Wilt
Oak wilt has come to Ann Arbor. It has been identified in trees in Bird Hills. Oak wilt is caused by a fungus called Ceratocystis fagacearum. The fungal disease is transferred by the water conducting (vascular) system of the tree directly below the bark. One way trees are infected is by tree trimming or storm…
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New Entrance Signs
We have new signs at the Turnberry and Platt Road entrances to Scarlett Mitchell Woods east and west. This image is of the new sign at the Turnberry entrance which is welcome because the old sign was in very bad shape.
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Christmas Bird Count
The Washtenaw Audubon Society is again sponsoring the Ann Arbor Christmas Bird Count (CBC), and it is open to birders of all skill levels. The information collected will be published digitally for frees for all of us to download. For more information see the following article on Washtenaw Christmas Bird Count. To see the 2022…
