- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Volunteer for Nature at Folkstone Park
ORGANIZATION: Natural Area Preservation
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Register at: https://NAP.a2gov.org/A2Folkstone
Come to Folkstone to see one of the most underrated native shrubs in our landscape-bladdernut. This tall shrub with striped bark likes it shady and moist. In spring, bladdernut blossoms with hanging clusters of white tubular flowers that smell a little like vanilla custard. Then the "bladders" appear as green, papery, inflated seed capsules which mature over the summer and persist into winter. Let's remove invasive shrubs to keep the habitat healthy at Folkstone-for the bladdernut shrubs and all the organisms that depend on them.
Meet at the park entrance at the north end of Folkstone Ct. V olunteers 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).
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About Natural Area Preservation
Location:
City of Ann Arbor Parks, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, US
Mission Statement
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.
Description
Volunteers assist NAP in all aspects of our work, and are vital to NAP's efforts. NAP projects take volunteers well beyond the realm of litter clean-up into working to ​restore and care for natural areas. Through hands-on tasks and scientific knowledge, we encourage a connection between volunteers and their surrounding natural environment. Volunteers play a key role in fostering an environmental ethic in the community. To learn more, visit A2gov.org/NAP
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Folkstone ParkAnn Arbor, MI 48105
DATE POSTED
October 20, 2024
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours
- Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and tall socks that close the gap between pants and shoes.