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Highland Recreation Area Stewardship Volunteer
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| Last updated on July 12, 2008 |
Looking for individuals interested in volunteering once a month for stewardship activities at Highland Recreation Area.
You will be working with State Park Stewardship Steward Laurel Malvitz in helping to restore native fens, tallgrass prairies, lakeplain prairies, and oak savannas on state park lands and recreation areas.
For more information you can contact Laurel Malvitz by e-mail at MalvitzL@michigan.gov.
Calendar of Volunteer Workdays:
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Highland Recreation Area , 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Want to help protect Haven Hill Natural Area? Join us in removing the non-native shrubs that threaten to take over these unique woods. This activity will help protect native wildflowers from being crowded out. Meet at the Goose Meadow parking lot near Haven Hill Lake. Enter the park from M-59, and head south past the headquarters to the first parking lot on your right.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Highland Recreation Area , Silo Field Trial Area, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join ongoing efforts to restore this area to an open grassland. Volunteers will be hauling and piling brush and stacking fire wood. Meet at the Silo Field Trial Area parking lot off Livingston Road, between Pettibone Lake and Beaumont Roads.
Sunday, August 10, 2008 ,
Highland Recreation Area , 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Want to help remove invasive shrubs from the high quality woodlands at Highland ? Then join us at this workday! Meet at the Goose Meadow parking lot near Haven Hill Lake. Enter the park from M-59, and head south past the headquarters to the first parking lot on the right.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Highland Recreation Area , 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plant native wildflowers! Be a part of the prairie and barrens restoration at the Silo Field Trial Area. Meet at the parking lot off Livingston Road, between Pettibone Lake and Beaumont Roads. If there are seedlings left to plant after this workday, you can help plant on your own during the following week. Contact me for more information.
These workday activities are not suitable for children 12 or under. An adult must accompany children between the ages of 13 to 16 for these volunteer activities.
This opportunity is sponsored by: MDNR-PRD-State Park Stewardship Program
We need volunteers who are free at these times
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Contact Person:
Laurel Malvitz, Natural Resource Steward, (248) 359-9057, (email)
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Address:
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5200 E. Highland Rd. White Lake, MI 48383 (See a map) |
Directions:
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The Highland Recreation Area main entrance is located on the south side of M-59 (Highland Rd.), 12 miles east of US 23 or 14 miles west of I-75. |
Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/dnrvolunteers
Miscellaneous Information
| Is this opportunity appropriate for kids 6-11 years old? | |
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No |
| Is this opportunity appropriate for youth 12-17 years old? | |
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Yes |
| Does this opportunity accept volunteers who are mandated to do community service? | |
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Yes |
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