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  • FSMW Board Meeting (July 18, 2024)

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    Online Zoom Meeting July 18 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…

  • Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk – Path Less Taken

    Path less taken walk collage

    The last of four Spring Serendipity Walks took place on May 18, 2024. This time we focused on Scarlett Mitchell Woods – West, sometimes referred to as the Korschak section after the previous owners.  It took 25 years to procure this section with funds from the City of Ann Arbor, a grant from the State…

  • Parks/NAP Millage

    Nature Areas Entrance Signs

    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…

  • Ann Arbor Board of Education Budget Cuts

    Scarlett Mitchell Woods entrance sign

    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.

  • Workday – June 1, 2024

    Jun 2024 Workday Collage of people who attended

    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. What to bring: Hand tools if you have them – saws, loppers, clippers. Snacks and water if desired. When: June 1, 2024 at 10:00am –…

  • FSMW Board Meeting (June 20, 2024)

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    Online Zoom Meeting May 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…

  • Workday – May 11, 2024

    Bahá’ís and friends workday collage

    Thanks to Bahá’ís and friends for helping remove invasive from Scarlett Mitchell Woods.

  • Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk – Creatures of the Pond

    Spring 2024 Creatures of the pond, collage

    Michael led us on a walk to the pond and looked for bugs, larvae and nymphs in the water. We found a red water mite, water fleas, a blood sucker and a variety of larvae. The pond was not teeming with bugs and larvae as was expected. The bugs and larvae are food for other…

  • Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk – Birding and Mindfulness

    Birding and Mindfulness walk collage

    Thanks so much for attending our Birding and Mindfulness Walk held on Saturday, April 20 – 10:00 am.  Hope you had as good a time as I did! I looked up the swallows that were so gracefully flying over the pond and then, prompted by a list of swallows, clearly remembered that they were Rough-Winged swallows.…

  • Impromptu Garlic Mustard Removal

    Garlic Mustard collage

    On April 18, 2024, Judy had an impromptu an invasive garlic mustard pulling workday event. Thanks to all who heeded the call.

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