Multiple state parks in southern Michigan will be hosting stewardship workdays, where volunteers are needed to help remove invasive plants that threaten high-quality ecosystems or to collect native wildflower seeds for replanting. These workdays will take place at:

• Warren Dunes State Park (Berrien County), Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to noon.
• Waterloo Recreation Area (Washtenaw County), Saturdays, Oct. 4, Oct. 11 and Oct. 25, and Sunday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Pinckney Recreation Area (Washtenaw County), Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Fort Custer Recreation Area (Kalamazoo County), Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Saugatuck Dunes State Park (Allegan County), Sunday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to noon.
• Bald Mountain Recreation Area (Oakland County), Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area (Barry County), Sunday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to noon.

Learn more about individual workdays and registration info on the DNR volunteer events calendar.