Winter 2013-2014
NATURAL AREA PRESERVATION Protecting and restoring Ann Arbor’s natural areas Volume 18, Number 4 and fostering an environmental ethic among its citizens Winter 2013-2014 The Complex Story of Greenview Nature Area; Past, Present, and Future Dana Wloch A path through Greenview Nature Area. I stood in Greenview Nature Area, photo: Jim Rogers enjoying one of the last nice days of autumn. Park Steward Jim Rogers handed me an apple from one of of Greenview. Most of the labor and larger property, which stretches the old trees in the park. He told improvements to Greenview are from Main Street to Greenview me this was a bad year for coordinated and executed by Friends Drive, an area which was once a worms—surely a good sign. The of Greenview, and general nine-hole golf course. This piece of apple was full of flavor, and to my management is directed through land includes Greenview Nature gratification, free of worms. Where collaboration between the city and Area, Pioneer Woods, Pioneer we stood was once a thicket of Ann Arbor Public Schools. Prairie, as well as Pioneer High buckthorn surrounding the old School. SEE “RESTORING” PAGE 6 apple tree, indicated only by the Owned by Ann Arbor Public dozens of cut stumps nearby. For Schools, Greenview includes several years, Rogers has been meadows, woodlands, a pond, and a IN THIS ISSUE: working ceaselessly with a group of community garden, and has a complicated history. It is part of a Greenview devotees called Friends Greenview Nature Area Page 1 Coordinator’s Corner NAP PROGRAMS Page 2 Along with the Park Volunteers of the Score Steward program and Page 3 public workdays, NAP offers Stewardship Calendar many options for you to Pages 4-5 volunteer for nature! NAPpenings and Staff Updates On pages 4-5, find out about Pages 6-7 trainings and kickoffs for NAP’s special programs, such as the Epic Workdays A Salamander Survey volunteer Volunteer Burn Crew, and the Page 8 holding a funnel trap.
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