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Celebrate National Trails Day by building trails through one of our newest nature areas. Brokaw Nature Area is a diverse park with seven species of oak. People will be able to enjoy this diversity along with views of the Huron River from the new trai...

National Trails Day is dedicated to connecting more people to their local trails. The trails at Barton Nature Area wind through 83 acres of various habitats and provide great wildlife viewing opportunities. Lend a hand to maintain these trails so nat...

We're looking for volunteers for our 13th Annual Neighborhood Beautification Day on Sat., June 1, from 8 a.m. - Noon! Volunteers will help with flower planting and clean-up projects in tandem with southwest Detroit residents, partners, donors and sta...

With 3.7 miles of trails, Bird Hills Nature Area is a wonderful place to take a hike. A variety of trees, wildflowers, and rocks left by glaciers can be seen along these trails. Join us on National Trails Day to protect and repair the trail leading i...

Come find your trail on National Trails Day! Swift Run contains a high quality prairie and a large pond that attracts many ducks, waders, and shorebirds. Help us trim the trails to allow access to birdwatchers and other nature enthusiasts. We’ll me...

Wednesday, June 5 from 6-7:30pm | Eberwhite Neighborhood Meet at 1700 Arbordale, in the back yard, in Ann Arbor. We will tour Nugget Burkhart’s two rain gardens, and then walk through Eberwhite woods to see Allen Creek. The walk will stop at Eberwh...

Lend a hand, give your time, and join us to help beautify and clean up a park that needs a little love and attention. With 159 parks in the park system, there are lots of ways to support park maintenance and beautification efforts. We bring the music...

Fun (FREE) family event! Help young children develop a love of reading. Smiling volunteers needed to read to kids, assist at craft tables, assist with giving snacks, and general help directing children and their families. PLEASE CONTACT HAZEL M. AT 7...

Join us the second Saturday of every month to help the environment, meet like-minded people, be active, and explore. Volunteer to remove invasive plants at Watkins Lake Preserve such as Japanese hedge parsley. No registration or previous experience i...

It’s National Get Outdoors Day, and what better way to get outdoors than volunteering? Onder Nature Area is a quiet neighborhood park with natural beauty. We need your help to keep invasive species from degrading this park. Spend the afternoon outd...

Red Fish, Blue Fish, Teach Kids to Fish Sunday, June 9, 9-11:30a.m. Join us at Gallup Park to teach children how to fish during Free Fishing Weekend for Michigan. Duties include helping kids set up fishing poles, worming hooks, and releasing fish th...

The oak-hickory forest at Mary Beth Doyle has a diverse array of wildflowers. NAP staff and volunteers have been hard at work to protect the biodiversity of these woods. But there is still much work to do! Join us to continue the restoration by remov...

Join us in the Boardroom on Tues., June 11 from Noon - 1 p.m. to build literacy kits! These kits will be distributed to second grade students at Pulaski Elementary as part of the United Way and Tutormate End of Year Celebration.

Meet Up and Eat Up is a collaborative effort to ensure that all children have access to healthy meals 365 days a year. Many families rely on free and reduced-price lunch during their school year and look for ways to ensure that their children are wel...

Forest Nature Area is connected to and shares trails with Parker Mill County Park. This floodplain forest is home to native water-loving plants, which are threatened by invasive species such as bittercress. Join NAP and Washtenaw County Parks for a j...

As spring turns to summer, the native garden begins to bloom. Work with park steward and master gardener, Aunita Erskine to maintain the garden, which showcases the beauty of native plants. Formal gardening not your thing? We’ll also be working to ...

Join us on this summer day to tackle the bindweed plants that are trying to cover the rain garden and tennis court fence. Learn how this rain garden stores and cleans water that lands on the tennis courts and the senior center parking lot. Wear comfo...

The songs of birds will greet you at Marshall Nature Area. Over 120 species have been spotted in this woodland. Help us care for this habitat by removing aggressive non-native plants. Meet in the parking lot off Dixboro Road, north of Plymouth Road (...

Sunday, June 16 from 1-3pm | Meet at the tennis courts by the senior center Join us on this summer day to tackle the bindweed plants that are trying to cover the rain garden and tennis court fence. Learn how this rain garden stores and cleans water t...

Join us at The Guidance Center's Walter White Community Resource Center in River Rouge to help them reset the center for program changes that are coming with summer! Since 1958, The Guidance Center has been committed to its mission to strengthen fami...

Hello, Volunteers,  NEW is hosting the 2nd annual Nonprofit Summer Celebration on June 20th.  We are seeking volunteers to help out during the event:     Registration Table - 2 volunteers Greeters - 2 volunteers Bartender (must be 21) - 2 volu...

Come out and help us clean and garden around the buildings at 101 South Huron and 114 North River in Ypsilanti. Bring water hats, and sunscreen. We will provide all tools and supplies needed.

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Tasks may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, debris removal, painting, disbursement of mulch ...

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Tasks may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, debris removal, painting, disbursement of mulch ...

We are creating a new toddler playground.  This area has worn area that need to be filled in with soil and then grass seeds planted.

This year, for National Day of Action, we are working on sprucing up our Recovery Residence house at 1710 Dhu Varren Rd. This is our main treatment house for people in residential treatment for substance use disorder. We feel it is important for the...

Under NAP’s care a prairie has been restored to this once-disturbed site. Butterflies, bees, and other pollinators live in this habitat. Celebrate National Pollinator week by improving their home. Team up with us to remove invasive species such as ...

100 volunteers are needed to support the construction of a Kaboom Playground in Bailey Park which is located in the McDougall Hunt Neighborhood of Detroit. Impact on the community: Residents of Detroit’s McDougall Hunt neighborhood believe that th...

Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles. Olson Park is home to a variety of pollinators, including the uncommon wild indigo duskywing butterfly. Help provide quality habi...

A tallgrass prairie with 6 foot tall big bluestem grass can be found along the railroad tracks at Barton Nature Area. Non-native species such as sweet clover are threatening the quality of this rare ecosystem. Lend a hand pulling these invasive plant...