DNR Get Involved: State Park, Wildlife Habitat Volunteer Opportunities & More

Press release from Michigan DNR:

Here are a few ways to get involved in taking care of Michigan’s natural resources in October. For more opportunities to volunteer, contribute and provide input, visit Michigan.gov/DNRVolunteers.

• Help restore natural areas at state parks
• Give input on state forest management plans
• Help plant trees or wildflowers with MUCC On the Ground
• Volunteer, get free camping at Mears
• Plant native at Higgins Lake

Help restore natural areas at state parks

Several state parks in southern Michigan will host volunteer stewardship workdays in October. Volunteers are needed to help with removing invasive plants that threaten high-quality ecosystems in the parks or collecting native wildflower and grass seeds.
Please note that registration is required for all volunteer workdays.
Workdays will take place:

• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 2, at Warren Dunes State Park (Berrien County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Algonac State Park (St. Clair County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 3, at Fort Custer Recreation Area (Kalamazoo County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Maybury State Park (Wayne County)
• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 9, at Bald Mountain Recreation Area (Oakland County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 9, at Muskegon State Park (Muskegon County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 10, at Fort Custer Recreation Area (Kalamazoo County)
• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 16, at Belle Isle Park (Wayne County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 16, at Warren Dunes State Park (Berrien County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at Brighton Recreation Area (Livingston County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 17, at Yankee Springs Recreation Area (Barry County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Highland Recreation Area (Oakland County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 24, at Fort Custer Recreation Area (Kalamazoo County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Waterloo Recreation Area (Washtenaw County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Island Lake Recreation Area (Livingston County)
• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 30, at Muskegon State Park (Muskegon County)
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at Pinckney Recreation Area (Washtenaw County)

More details about each workday and how to register can be found on the DNR volunteer events calendar.

This press release was produced by the Michigan DNR. The views expressed here are the author’s own.