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NAP – K to Grade 5: Tracks on Trails – December 13, 2024
K-5 Forest Fridays: Tracks on Trails FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 4 to 5:30 pm Believe it or not, foot or paw prints (tracks) can tell us a lot about an animal and their behavior. Whether they’re left in snow or in mud, tracks are all around! Come hone your tracking skills and learn about what…
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Full Moon Nature Walk (November 16, 2024)
WHO: Everybody is welcome WHAT: Join us for a meditative walk to the pond to experience woods in the dark. WHERE: Meet at the main entrance to Scarlett Mitchell Woods (the kiosk west of Scarlett Middle School and south of the bus turnaround loop). WHEN: 6:00 PM Saturday November 16, 2024 WHY: Get a different…
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Impromptu Workday – November 8, 2024
Thanks to Autumn Jackson for organizing this impromptu workday, targeted at cleaning up the trash along Old Ellsworth Road. Autumn, Bill McNitt and I showed up on a lovely afternoon and filled up Bill’s wagon with bags of collected trash, which we disposed of in the Scarlett dumpsters. It was very satisfying!
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Workday – January 4, 2025
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: January 4, 2025 at noon –…
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FSMW Board Meeting (November 21, 2024)
Online Zoom Meeting November 21 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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NAP Workday – October 25, 2024
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 – 1 to 4 pm Natural Area Preservation (NAP) Workday in Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area – East – Meet at the Turnberry entrance – NAP prefers participants to sign up in advance in order to save time City of Ann Arbor Volunteer Hub. We worked on the west end of the marsh…
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Workday – November 2, 2024
Weren’t we fortunate to have such good weather for a Workday? Just enough sun to light up the woods and keep us warm, no mosquitoes, and the rain held off. All y’all were very photogenic and the collage almost put itself together this time. The bark in the middle row of photos (far left) is…
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Workday (New Life Church) – September 29, 2024
New Life Church Workday September 29, 2024 in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods VOLUNTEERS ROCK – So many individuals and groups have helped save Scarlett-Mitchell Woods and maintain it over the years. We’re grateful to all of them, including you, for pitching in. Scanning through the photos on my computer, I found hundreds of photos of workdays including many of New Life…
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FSMW Board Meeting (October 17, 2024)
Online Zoom Meeting October 17 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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Sunrise Nature Walk (October 5, 2024)
Judy and I walked to the pond at 7:10. We were later joined by Michael and Peter. I saw the pond, pale orange sky, ducks, geese, egret, raccoon, squirrels, reflections on the pond, small amount of fall colors, light on the trees, poison Ivy, leaves drifting down, … A gorgeous egret circled over the pond…
