Please come out and join us for one of these free events!
Stewardship Workday
Argo Nature Area
Sunday, September 15
9 a.m.-noon
Argo Nature Area provides hikers with breathtaking views of the Huron River, and riverside habitat for native plants and animals. The slopes on the north end of the park are slowly, steadily being cleared of invasive shrubs by volunteers who want to help native plants and animals have a place to survive and thrive. Join in on the fun of cutting invasive shrubs with other motivated folks while enjoying the view!
Meet on Longshore Dr at Amherst Ave. Volunteers will use hand tools to cut small-to-medium shrubs. Workday sites have unpaved trails and require going off-trail. Preregister through VolunteerHub so NAP can plan on enough staff and supplies for a safe and successful event. For your safety, wear long pants, tall socks, and closed-toe shoes. All minors should be accompanied by a guardian. More information: How to prepare for a NAP workday (PDF).
Bird Walk for Shorebirds and Migrants
Mary Beth Doyle Park
Sunday, September 15
6:30-8 p.m.
Join NAP's Ornithologist, Juliet Berger, for a walk around this beautiful and diverse nature area. We'll hope to see many species of sandpipers as well as other shorebirds on the ponds, migrating songbirds on their way south, and that cool resident species, the Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Everyone should wear long pants and closed toe shoes, for possibly walking in the woods on the boardwalk. Bring your binoculars and spotting telescopes if you have them, and we will have binoculars to lend. Most of the paths are paved, so this is a very accessible park. If we enter the woods the paths are gravel, dirt and narrow boardwalk not suitable for those with mobility issues. Register through
VolunteerHub so NAP can plan on enough staff and supplies for a safe and successful event. All minors should be accompanied by a guardian.
Meet at the
parking lot at the end of Birch Hollow/Chelsea Circle. Additional parking in the street on Chelsea.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY
ISLAND PARK SHELTER B
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
5-8 PM
Please join NAP at our annual volunteer appreciation event to celebrate all your achievements this past year! We will have refreshments, fun activities, door prizes, and a welcome from Remy. Meet us at Island Park Shelter B. Bring the family and we hope to see you there! Registration is strongly encouraged so NAP can accommodate everyone!
Stewardship Workday
National Cleanup Day
Olson Nature Area
Saturday, September 21
1-4 p.m.
National Cleanup Day, in concert with the UN's World Cleanup Day, sets out to engage community members in cleaning up waste like trash and litter – so NAP is expanding the definitions to include invasive plants! What could be more trashy than rapidly spreading shrubs that threaten the ecosystem? Join other community members to clean up natural habitat and help spread awareness of the need for clean and invasive-free natural areas.
Meet at the entrance on Dhu Varren Rd, just east of Pontiac Trail. Volunteers will use hand tools to cut small-to-medium shrubs. Workday sites have unpaved trails and require going off-trail. Preregister through VolunteerHub so NAP can plan on enough staff and supplies for a safe and successful event. For your safety, wear long pants, tall socks, and closed-toe shoes. All minors should be accompanied by a guardian. More information: How to prepare for a NAP workday (PDF).
Stewardship Workday
Hickory Nature Area
FRIDAY, September 27
1-4 p.m.
One of the newest city nature areas in Ann Arbor, Hickory is ready for help from volunteers like you. Many native tree species call Hickory home like – you guessed it – hickories! Also you'll find oaks, ironwood, and hackberry trees along with trillium and prickly gooseberry. Spend your Friday afternoon helping remove invasive shrubs that divert sunlight, water, air, and nutrients away from the native plants and their wildlife friends.
Meet at the park entrance on Dillon Dr. Volunteers will use hand tools to cut small-to-medium shrubs. Workday sites have unpaved trails and require going off-trail. Preregister through VolunteerHub so NAP can plan on enough staff and supplies for a safe and successful event. For your safety, wear long pants, tall socks, and closed-toe shoes. All minors should be accompanied by a guardian. More information: How to prepare for a NAP workday (PDF).
Stewardship Workday
National Public Lands Day
Ruthven Nature Area
Saturday, September 28
9 a.m.-noon
#NationalPublicLandsDay is the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. Established in 1994, this celebration brings out thousands of volunteers to help restore and improve #publiclands around the country. NPLD is special because it provides all lovers of the environment—old and new—an opportunity to show our appreciation for these precious natural resources through stewardship. Join NAP at Ruthven on NPLD to cut and remove invasive shrubs.
Meet at the park entrance off Huron Parkway. If driving: park at the Gallup launch parking lot, then follow the park path and use the crosswalk to get to the Ruthven Huron Parkway entrance (look for the NAP truck). Volunteers will use hand tools to cut small-to-medium shrubs. Workday sites have unpaved trails and require going off-trail. Preregister through VolunteerHub so NAP can plan on enough staff and supplies for a safe and successful event. For your safety, wear long pants, tall socks, and closed-toe shoes. All minors should be accompanied by a guardian. More information: How to prepare for a NAP workday (PDF).
