Volunteer Opportunity -Earth Action Expo – Dow High School, April 25
Another volunteer opportunity will be at Dow High School in Midland at the Earth Action Expo, Saturday April 25, 10am-3pm. We will have a table with information about the Wild Ones along with our craft of preparing bags with nesting materials for birds. We have participated in this event for many years and is a wonderful opportunity to talk with people about the benefits of native plants. If you would like to volunteer, a sign-up sheet will be at the next two programs to be sure we have the time covered. The event is organized by the Dow High School Go Green Club.
Volunteer Opportunities – Little Forks Conservancy
 Little Forks Conservancy has 2 upcoming opportunities, to learn and register, visit their Events page:
Preserve Stewards Trail Clearing at Nelson Woods: Saturday, April 11, 9am – 12pm
Participants will help ready the trails for public use.
Stewardship Series, “How to Plant and Care for Trees at Three Ponds” Saturday
April 25, 9-noon
Participants will be learn about how to plant trees from Little Forks and District Forester Mike Dittenber, and help play an active role in assisting with our restoration plantings at Three Ponds.
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Volunteer Opportunity- Poseyville Preserve- Native Plant Installation – May 20th
Chippewa Nature Center has recently done wildflower and grass plantings at the new Poseyville Preserve. To enhance biodiversity, we are adding wildflower plugs to different areas. Please bring a hand trowel if you have one and a water bottle. As the area is newly planted, some areas may be largely dirt/soft dirt if the ground is wet, so choose footwear accordingly. CNC will provide gloves. We will meet at the Poseyville Preserve parking lot at 303 Benson Street, Midland MI 48460. A sign-up sheet will be at the April and May programs. We will have a group in the morning from 10 until noon and a second group in the afternoon from 1 until 3.
 Chapter Membership
Tell your friends and neighbors about the Wild Ones and bring them to a meeting, of which most are open to the public. Youth are welcome when accompanied by an adult. New ideas about attracting and retaining members can be sent to Rachel LeClair ( [email protected]). Thank you to our renewing member Ron Anderson. We appreciate your support!
An Unusual Sighting!
During the 2026 spring bird count, members of the Mid-Mitten Migratory Monitoring Association reported hearing heavy movement in the brush around Badour Rd. At first, they thought it was a black bear coming out of hibernation. So they made noise to scare it by yelling and waving their hands over their heads. When the animal popped up its head and looked back at them, it had surprisingly human features and was walking upright. It was carrying a bundle of sticks over its shoulder. It lumbered away before anyone could snap a photo “The sticks appeared to be buckthorn” according to Helen Johnson on Midland, MI. Helen’s birding partner John Lupinsky added “It was initially very scary, but any help with dealing with invasives is appreciated.” It looks like our chapter might have a new potential member. If anyone has Bigfoot’s e-mail, please forward it to me!April Fools and Yours in Nature,
Susan Erhardt
President, Wild Ones Mid-Mitten Chapter
[email protected]
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