Volunteers needed at state park to remove invasives

Event is 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 11.

Volunteers remove invasive plants at Saugatuck Dunes State Park, 6575 138th Ave., in Laketown Township, on Sunday, March 23, 2025, as part of a volunteer stewardship workday coordinated by the state Department of Natural Resources.

Volunteers are needed to help remove invasive species at the entrance to Saugatuck Dunes State Park, 6575 138th Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.

People will learn to identify and remove invasive shrubs that threaten the open dune ecosystem. All equipment will be provided.

Long pants and closed-toed shoes are recommended.

Register by emailing Michigan Department of Natural Resources Natural Resource Steward Tyler Lidgard at LidgardT@Michigan.gov.

Meet at the main parking entrance off 138th Street.

For more information, click here.

A Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into the park.

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.