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

• Saugatuck Dunes State Park (Allegan County), Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m. to noon.
• Waterloo Recreation Area (Washtenaw County), Saturday Sept. 6, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Island Lake Recreation Area (Livingston County), Sunday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Muskegon State Park (Muskegon County), Sunday, Sept. 7, and Friday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to noon.
• Fort Custer Recreation Area (Kalamazoo County), Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to noon and Sunday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Warren Dunes State Park (Berrien County), Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to noon.

Learn more about individual workdays and registration info on the DNR volunteer events calendar. Additional September workdays in southeast Michigan will be posted soon – please check back for details.