Guided Tree Walk of Wurster Park
Public Welcome Public Garden Tour Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Join the City of Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) and Wild Ones Ann Arbor Area for a guided tree walk of Wurster Park! Learn about the tree species in the park, how to identify them, and the many benefits they provide for resilience, sustainability, and more. One of our stops will be at the park's grand Chinkapin Oak, a Champion Tree (the largest of its species known to grow in the city) that measures over 100 feet tall. Plus, hear about OSI's various programs under the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan that help to build resilience through our natural features.
This guided tree walk will follow a portion of OSI's Old West Side Neighborhood Tree Walk, a self-guided walk that is easy to follow on a smart phone or tablet and will lead you through the neighborhood, helping you identify trees while providing some fun and interesting facts about those trees and the history of the neighborhood. The map of the Old West Side Tree Walk—and twelve others for neighborhoods across the city— can be found Neighborhood Tree Walks section of the 10,000 Trees Initiative page of the City of Ann Arbor website
About Our Guide
Sean Reynolds (he/him) is a Senior Analyst with the City of Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovations. In this role, Sean oversees work on various environmental and community resilience programs and initiatives. He has prior urban forestry experience through Casey Trees, a non-profit in Washington, D.C., and has an M.S. degree in Forestry from Auburn University. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, reading, cooking, and spending time with his husband Blake and their two cats, Glacier and River.