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  • Christmas Bird Count

    Pileated Woodpecker at suet feeder

    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…

  • FSMW Formation and the Kiosk Vandalism

    The kiosk at the woods entrance

    Kiosk at the entrance of the loop trail

  • Ann Arbor – Visit Every Park Challenge

    The Visit Every Park Challenge is kicking of it’s 2023 season. Could this be the year you join the coveted VEP cha​mpions club? The 2023 Visit Every Park Guide contains a checklist of all 162 park properties​ that is sure to inspire your park exploration journey. Our very own Scarlett Mitchell Woods (Nature Area) is one of the 162 Ann Arbor city parks.

  • MSU and NAP BioBlitz!

    Trillium

    NAP is partnering with Michigan State University to host a BioBlitz on iNaturalist as part of the 2023 MSU Science Festival. During the month of April, any observations submitted in 10 select parks will automatically count as part of the BioBlitz. These parks are: Argo, Barton, Bird Hills, Black Pond Woods, Dolph, Furstenberg, Marshall, Mary Beth…

  • AADL Summer Game Badge

    Summer Game Explorer Badges

    Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) has an amazing variation on the summer book reading challenge called Summer Game. The Summer Game is composed of categories of badges. The badges ask the player to search the card catalog or the internet or visit the branch Libraries or get out in the area to find the solutions…