Natural Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic among its citizens. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These tasks are performed by both staff and volunteers.

One third of NAP’s field work is done by volunteers, so community involvement is vital to the success of its conservation efforts. NAP projects take volunteers well beyond the realm of litter clean-up into broader areas of concern, such as maintaining biodiversity and restoring damaged ecosystems. Through the combination of hands-on involvement and scientific understanding, NAP hopes to encourage and support a connection between individual volunteers and their surrounding natural environment. By sharing this experience with friends and neighbors, volunteers play a crucial role in fostering an environmental ethic in the community.  To learn more, check out the Natural Area Preservation Factsheet (pdf).

Current volunteer opportunities

Want to learn more about volunteer opportunities?  Please call (734) 794-6627 to speak with our Outreach Coordinators, visit our Volunteer page or email us at nap@a2gov.org.

Check out our current Volunteer Stewardship Calendar for upcoming events and trainings!  You can choose either a pdf or html version of the calendar.  

Stay in touch with NAP news and events

Interested in receiving our free quarterly newsletter with the latest calendar of events?  

Just send us an email and let us know if you'd rather an electronic version or paper copy and we'll add you to our mailing list!

You can view our current newsletter and calendar of events in our Winter 2009 Newsletter (pdf).

Or simply come visit our blog!