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• Run for the Trees Volunteers

  • When
    Saturday, April 22, 2023
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Pavilion at Hamlin Beach

  Please click here to volunteer.  

  FLSP is sponsoring a Run / Hike / Roll (roll as in wheelchair or another assistive device) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.  We do not know how many individuals will participate but are expecting a minimum of 50.  We are asking for volunteers to tend a bonfire, serve water and coffee, and snacks (donut holes and fruit). 

  Please sign-up to help with this event.  Volunteers will meet at the pavilion on Hamlin Beach at 8:30 a.m.

  Thank you in advance for your assistance!

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• Volunteer Opportunity - Ludington State Park Litter Pick-ups

  • When
    Monday, April 24, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ludington State Park

  Click here to register to volunteer.

  Background information: FLSP will conduct three Michigan Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway litter pick-ups in 2023 on the following dates: Monday - April 24, Monday - July 17 and Monday - September 25.  We will start the clean-up each of the three dates at 5 p.m. Those interested in helping are welcome to join us in the warming shelter parking lot just past the contact station at the Ludington State Park.  We need 10 to 12 volunteers to pick-up trash along the northernmost 2-mile stretch of M-116 FLSP has adopted.  If we have additional volunteers we will add other nearby areas such as the beach, the Lake Michigan beach house access and parking area and so forth. Participants are asked to bring their own gloves and to review the safety video MDOT requires Safety Guidelines for the Adopt-A-Highway Program.  Please register for the event if you plan to attend by clicking here.

  
  

  If we have inclement weather and need to reschedule, we will send out an email to those that register for this event informing them of the change in plans. If you have any questions, please email Steve Begnoche. Thanks for you continued support!
  

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• Ludington State Park Garlic Mustard Pull

  • When
    Saturday, June 03, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Piney Ridge Road and 19th Street

  Ludington State Park Garlic Mustard Pull

  Saturday, June 3, 2023 10 a.m. to noon

  Please sign-up to volunteer by clicking here:

  

  Help protect the park from invasive plants like garlic mustard and spotted knapweed! We’ll cover the basic plant identification and then pull plants near the trailhead.
  

  Meet at the small parking area at the intersection of Piney Ridge Rd and 19^th Street, which is just north of the Hobby Crest Resort. Parking area coordinates:44.018014, -86.473231

  Long sleeve shirts, long pants and closed-toed shoes are highly recommended. Work gloves will be provided, but if you have a favorite pair of work/gardening gloves you may want to bring them. Wearing a hat/bug spray and bringing drinking water is a good idea.  We will be working within a short distance of the road so no hiking will be involved. 

  For more information contact Emily Leslie at LeslieE1@michigan.gov.

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• Volunteer Opportunity - Ludington State Park Litter Pick-ups

  • When
    Monday, July 17, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ludington State Park

  Click here to register to volunteer.

  Background information: FLSP will conduct three Michigan Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway litter pick-ups in 2023 on the following dates: Monday - April 24, Monday - July 17 and Monday - September 25.  We will start the clean-up each of the three dates at 5 p.m. Those interested in helping are welcome to join us in the warming shelter parking lot just past the contact station at the Ludington State Park.  We need 10 to 12 volunteers to pick-up trash along the northernmost 2-mile stretch of M-116 FLSP has adopted.  If we have additional volunteers we will add other nearby areas such as the beach, the Lake Michigan beach house access and parking area and so forth. Participants are asked to bring their own gloves and to review the safety video MDOT requires Safety Guidelines for the Adopt-A-Highway Program.  Please register for the event if you plan to attend by clicking here.

  
  

  If we have inclement weather and need to reschedule, we will send out an email to those that register for this event informing them of the change in plans. If you have any questions, please email Steve Begnoche. Thanks for you continued support!
  

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• Volunteer Opportunity - Ludington State Park Litter Pick-ups

  • When
    Monday, September 25, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ludington State Park

  Click here to register to volunteer.

  Background information: FLSP will conduct three Michigan Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway litter pick-ups in 2023 on the following dates: Monday - April 24, Monday - July 17 and Monday - September 25.  We will start the clean-up each of the three dates at 5 p.m. Those interested in helping are welcome to join us in the warming shelter parking lot just past the contact station at the Ludington State Park.  We need 10 to 12 volunteers to pick-up trash along the northernmost 2-mile stretch of M-116 FLSP has adopted.  If we have additional volunteers we will add other nearby areas such as the beach, the Lake Michigan beach house access and parking area and so forth. Participants are asked to bring their own gloves and to review the safety video MDOT requires Safety Guidelines for the Adopt-A-Highway Program.  Please register for the event if you plan to attend by clicking here.

  
  

  If we have inclement weather and need to reschedule, we will send out an email to those that register for this event informing them of the change in plans. If you have any questions, please email Steve Begnoche. Thanks for you continued support!
  

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