Friends of Greenview and Pioneer Nature Area

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Friends of Greenview and Pioneer Nature Area Friends of Greenview and Pioneer Nature Area manages native habitat at Greenview Nature Area, organizes community events, and promotes outdoor education.

Since 1990, the Friends group has planted more than 200 trees and hundreds of wildflower seedlings. An edible garden, a pollinator garden and a frog habitat meadow have been established. The organization also works to control invasive species, conduct prescribed burns for meadow restoration and maintain more than 2 miles of trails.

10/17/2026

Mid October at the Greenview Pollinator Garden.

Striking seedheads stand in a range of textures and shapes. Asters offer the last pops of color. Foliage turns rosy, golden, copper, and brown.

Birds are using the garden as a living feeder. Standing seed keeps them fed well into fall.

10/14/2026

Hickory leaves have turned a clear golden yellow. White ash runs from deep purple to bronze. Both are showing along the trails at Greenview and Pioneer Woods

It is quite busy in the thickets around Greenview Pond. Many birds are visiting for ripening fruit and insects, and some...
10/10/2026

It is quite busy in the thickets around Greenview Pond. Many birds are visiting for ripening fruit and insects, and some are stopping over on their southward migration. A few spotted on a recent afternoon: hermit thrush, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, and ruby-crowned kinglet. A robin was enjoying the river grapes.

Color is fading in the Greenview Pollinator Garden, but the seedheads have turned the whole garden into a bird feeder. A...
10/10/2026

Color is fading in the Greenview Pollinator Garden, but the seedheads have turned the whole garden into a bird feeder. A flock of American goldfinches is here feeding, and they know exactly what they like: stiff goldenrod, cutleaf coneflower, purple coneflower, and liatris. Their cheerful twittering carries across the garden, even when the birds are hard to spot. Some put on a little acrobatic show, balancing on swaying stalks to reach the seeds. In fall, their feathers fade to a soft olive brown that blends right into the wildflower seedheads. Can you find all of them in the photos?

10/06/2026

Cool October nights are bringing fall color throughout the nature area. Footage from the meadows, the Greenview Pollinator Garden, and the pond shows grasses, seed heads, and leaves shifting with the season

10/04/2026

On September 28, Friends of Greenview engaged an environmental consultant and crew to carry out a fall prescribed burn at the Greenview Nature Area.

Fall burns set back tall native grasses and increase wildflower diversity.

Thank you to the crew for their skill and care, and to everyone who contributes to Friends of Greenview. This stewardship work would not be possible without these donations.

On September 28, an environmental consultant carried out a fall prescribed burn on two sections of the central meadow at...
10/03/2026

On September 28, an environmental consultant carried out a fall prescribed burn on two sections of the central meadow at the Greenview Nature Area, working with Friends of Greenview.
The consultant recommended a fall burn to increase wildflower diversity by setting back the native grasses that dominate this part of the meadow. This was the first fall burn Friends of Greenview has tried, and it was a noisy one. Fall burns crackle and pop more than spring burns, since the grasses still hold a lot of moisture.
This winter, the burned areas will be overseeded with wildflower seeds collected locally.
Thank you to everyone who contributes to Friends of Greenview. Stewardship work like this would not be possible without these donations!

Last weekend in September, members of the University of Michigan Entomology Club () visited the Greenview Nature Area to...
10/03/2026

Last weekend in September, members of the University of Michigan Entomology Club () visited the Greenview Nature Area to walk the site and observe insects. Entomologist David Cappaert shared his expertise, collecting and identifying insects along the way.
Friends of Greenview introduced the group to the site, its history, and the stewardship work that has transformed this nature area over the past two decades.
It was a pleasure to host a group so curious and engaged.
David's observations: https://sl1nk.com/nl5y1o2

09/26/2026

The Greenview Pollinator Garden shifts into fall. Asters, goldenrod, sunflowers, boneset, and lobelia carry the last color of the season, while seedheads form throughout the garden, adding texture.

09/25/2026

New England aster is one of the last big blooms of the season at the Greenview Nature Area, an important late-season source of pollen and nectar. Its purple flowers draw a variety of insect visitors as fall settles in.

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Greenview And Pioneer Woods Nature Area Borders Greenview, Scio Church, Seventh And Glen Leven Streets
Ann Arbor, MI
48103

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