Still time to sign up to help at state park

Volunteers will remove invasives at Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Sunday, Aug. 24.

Tyler Lidgard, natural resource steward with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, explains how to identify and pick spotted knapweed on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at Saugatuck Dunes State Park, 6575 138th Ave.

There’s still time to sign up to help remove spotted knapweed at Saugatuck Dunes State Park in Laketown Township.

Volunteers are needed to help eliminate the invasive plant at the park, 6575 138th Ave., on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Meet at the main parking entrance off 138th Street in the park. A Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into Michigan state parks.

Dress for direct sunlight. Long pants and closed-toed shoes are recommended.

Register by emailing Tyler Lidgard at LidgardT@Michigan.gov.

For more information, visit here.

Events may be canceled due to inclement weather and other reasons.

For the volunteer day at the state park, please call the park to confirm dates/times prior to your arrival. Lidgard can be reached at (517) 388-8517.

The 1,000-acre park includes hiking trails of varying difficulty through dunes to Lake Michigan with 2.5 miles of lake front. The park’s 300-acre Patty Birkholz Natural Area contains a coastal dune system and three endangered plant species.