Tag: Judy

  • REI Workday – June 7, 2026

    REI Volunteers workday 2026

    From Judy S. Hi Vickie: I went out to the woods with the REI contingent and just stayed long enough to get a few shots. It was a pleasure to work with them and with you!  Sorry about your cat. Would love to know where they hiked in the woods – hope they got down…


  • Buckthorn Baggies – Does NAP still use them?

    Invasive buckthorn bag

    From Judy S.: I hope you can find some time soon to let me know whether or not NAP is still using Buckthorn Baggies. I was introduced to them several years ago on a NAP Work Day at a pond in the western-most corner of the city-owned portion of Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area – West.…


  • Garlic Mustard Journal (May 10, 2026)

    May 10, 2026 - Garlic Mustard Journal

    From: Judy S.: On Mother’s Day I enjoyed a long session in the woods checking up on the garlic mustard status and decided to put it in journal form with photos.  It was an idyllic afternoon – weather just right, almost no one else in the woods and no traffic sounds. Mother’s Day – Session # 3(?)…


  • Cub Scout Litter Pick up in Scarlett Mitchell Woods

    April 20, 2026, Cub Scout Troop 3123 Collage

    From: Judy S. Attached is a collage I put together this morning of photos I took on Monday of the Cub Scouts of Troop # 3123 on an utterly gorgeous spring evening. I got out there at 5:30, thanks to your info, before most of the kids and their families arrived and met Sasha, the…


  • Thanksgiving 2025

    Full Moon over the pond on 2025-11-05

    From Judy S.: The day before Thanksgiving, 2025.  I am thankful for many things these days, including still existing on this beautiful, if sometimes distressed, planet. One of those things is living a stone’s throw from Scarlett-Mitchell Natural Area and being part of a group, The Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods, that works to keep it…


  • FSMW Formation and the Kiosk Vandalism

    The kiosk at the woods entrance

    Kiosk at the entrance of the loop trail