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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join volunteer steward, Sheila B. to hand pull garlic mustard from the neat woods near the Discovery Center. Help keep this invasive weed from taking over a nice woodland and displacing native plants. We need your help to remove this plant before it goes to seed and it’s easy to pull. Contact Sheila with any day-of questions at 734-972-1428. Meet at the Discovery Center lower parking lot. GPS coordinates: 42.32432, -84.08528
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Help combat the spread of garlic mustard by pulling these weedy plants from nice woodlands! Meet at the Riverbend Picnic Area parking lot. GPS coordinates: 42.504968, -83.709577
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Help protect the beautiful forests this Earth Day with Volunteer Steward Wayne G.! Volunteers will enjoy a short hike through the beech/maple forest and work along and off the trails in the forested dunes. Meet at the main park entrance off of 138th street. No experience is necessary to join but do expect to do some climbing and hiking along moderately difficult trails. Be sure to arrive on time as we will be walking about 10 minutes to the work location. Meet at the organizational campground parking area on Floral Lane. Meeting location: 41.921620, -86.578874.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Help celebrate Earth Day and stomp out a small, isolated population of garlic mustard hiding in this beautiful forest with Volunteer Steward Pricilla A.! Volunteers will enjoy a short hike through the beech/maple forest to the work location. Meet at the main park entrance off of 138th street. No experience is necessary to join in! Be sure to arrive on time as we will be walking about 10 minutes to the work location. Meeting location: 42°42'02.4"N 86°11'46.2"W.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Remove garlic mustard and, in the process, restore woodland wildflower populations. Meet at the entrance on Teahen Road where there are two pull-off parking spots; look for a state truck parked nearby. GPS coordinates: 42.48549,-83.82480 Roadside parking.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Enjoy an easy opportunity to give a little back to nature. A miserable, stinky, invasive weed called garlic mustard is infiltrating high quality natural areas in Waterloo Recreation Area. Happily, it is very easy and satisfying to pull; like cleaning a really dirty house you can quickly see where you've been and what you've accomplished. Bonus: it's a lot less work than housecleaning and it's outdoors to boot! This workday will be led by volunteer steward Charity S.. Contact her at 517-522-5010 or 517-462-6999. Meet at the park headquarters at 16345 McClure Road in Chelsea. GPS coordinates: 42.33298, -84.10672
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join volunteer steward Charity S. for a garlic mustard pull to keep this invasive plant from infesting a beautiful woodland. Bring your children and help us celebrate Earth Day! Meet at the park headquarters at 16345 McClure Road in Chelsea. GPS coordinates: 42.33298, -84.10672 Contact Charity at 517-522-5010 or 517-462-6999.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join the DNR and Belle Isle Conservancy for stewardship Saturdays. Our April project will focus on searching for and pulling patches of invasive, non-native garlic mustard and other weeds. We will do some walking off trails, so sturdy footwear is important. The woods may be wet so waterproof boots are a good idea if you have them. Meet on Woodside Drive at the trailhead parking area just north of the canal bridge on the left. From The Strand, pass the athletic fields and Vista Drive then turn left at the next road (there is a brick bathroom building at the corner). GPS coordinates: 42.340386, -82.968116
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join us for a work session lead by volunteer steward Jenny S.. We will focus on pulling garlic mustard in areas where we’ve found it in past years. Meet at the East Graham Boat Launch parking lot on the north side of Predmore Road in the park's North Unit. GPS coordinates: 42.786267, -83.190904 We may caravan to another location, so please arrive on time. Jenny’s cell is 248-736-1775.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join us in removing garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) that threatens to take over the unique woodlands in Highland Recreation Area. Meet at the bike trailhead parking lot on the north side of Livingston Road between Duck Lake and Waterbury Roads. GPS coordinates: 42.639536, -83.576926 Please arrive on time as we may have a decent hike to get to our work location.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join ongoing efforts to stop garlic mustard from spreading into nice woodlands! We will be hand pulling and removing this aggressive invasive weed. Early detection and rapid response, pulling any small infestations, will keep garlic mustard at bay in the high quality woodlands in the park. Meet at the East Graham Boat Launch parking lot on the north side of Predmore Road in the park’s North Unit. GPS coordinates: 42.786267, -83.190904 Please arrive early as we will likely caravan to a different site.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join us for a garlic mustard pulling workday! We need to find the outliers before they invade this beautiful woodland. Meet at the bike trailhead parking lot on the north side of Livingston Road between Duck Lake and Waterbury Roads. GPS coordinates: 42.639536, -83.576926 Please arrive on time as we may share rides and caravan to another parking area to get closer to our target garlic mustard infestation.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Help hand pull garlic mustard, an invasive weed that is gaining a foot-hold in this amazing woodland. Let’s get an early start on fighting this invasive since it’s easy to spot in the spring when not many other plants are green yet. Removing this plant will make the area more suitable for native plants and animals. Meet at the park headquarters at 16345 McClure Road in Chelsea. GPS coordinates: 42.33298, -84.10672
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Join us in the fight against invasive garlic mustard at this popular lakeside park! We need your help in order to continue reclaiming these habitats for our native plants and wildflowers! We will meet at the campground office and hike or caravan to our work location. No experience is necessary. We will be working mostly in flat terrain so this activity may be best suited for youth and those that don’t want to do arduous hiking to other work locations. Please arrive on time and prepared for a nice walk in the woods! Meeting location: 43.137401, -86.269805.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Spring is a great time to be at Warren Dunes! Enjoy meeting fellow stewards and budding wildflowers while removing harmful garlic mustard plants throughout the park with Volunteer Steward Wayne G.! Removing this unwelcome weed will help improve forest conditions for native species. No experience is necessary to join in but, although discouraged for regular park visitors, we will be working off trail. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for climbing. Meet at the roadside parking area near the main beach access. Meeting location 41.90170, -86.60836.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Garlic mustard season has arrived! Join us as we work to remove invasive garlic mustard from the forested dunes at this lakeside park! Volunteer stewards will be removing garlic mustard, an unwanted forest pest, from the trailhead and main beach trail before it has a chance to hitch a ride on an unsuspecting hiker. Meet at the main park entrance off of 138th street. Be sure to dress to work in the woods and arrive on time in case we need to hike to the work location! Meeting location: 42.705085, -86.190674.
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untilhttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_10871-162412--,00.html Garlic mustard is no joke, we take invasive removal seriously! Volunteers will get an early start to garlic mustard removal within the beautiful forested dune ecosystem! Garlic mustard is an unfriendly exotic invader that threatens to alter the understory of this fragile habitat. Meet at the organizational campground parking area on Floral Lane. Meeting location: 41.921620, -86.578874.
