Baker Woodlot & Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary

 - Baker Woodlot Location Map

 - Southeast corner of Farm Lane and Service Rd

 - Woodlot surrounded by chain link fence

 - Accessibility is limited at the entrance points due to ZigZag entrances and one gated entrance

 - 4 Entrance Points - map

> Entrance 1: ZigZag, 42.718301, -84.47171, Google Map

> Entrance 2: ZigZag, 42.717111, -84.471963, Google Map

> Entrance 3: ZigZag, 42.715499, -84.470369, Google Map

> Entrance 4: ZigZag & Gate, 42.717771, -84.477419, Google Map

 - Baker Woodlot Location Map

 - Public Parking: closest public parking is Parking Ramp 5 Trowbridge Rd and Red Cedar Rd with a walk east on Trowbridge Rd, South on Farm Ln to Entrance of Baker Woodlot

 - Faculty/Staff Parking; east side of Baker Woodlot on Bogue St. Parking is restricted and signed for Faculty/Staff, Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 6:00pm

 - 78 acres

 - Overstory dominated by maple and beech, but there is a diverse array of woody and herbaceous species all across the woodlot

 - Established trails are generally wide, clear, and a loamy soil surface with occasional sandy areas and intermittent exposed roots and rocks

 - Trail Map of established trails

 - Characteristic of a beech-maple forest

 - Ponds and ephemeral ponds

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 - Beach, J.H. & W.D. Stevens. 1980.  A study of Baker Woodlot II. Description of vegetation.  Michigan Botanist 19:3-13.

 - Beach, J.H. & W.D. Stevens. 1980.  A study of Baker Woodlot III. Checklist of vascular plants. Michigan Botanist 19:169-136.

 - DeFrank, J., & Putnam, A. R. (1985). Weed Science Society of America. Weed Science, 33(2), 271-274.

 - Dodge, S. L. (1984). Soil Texture, Glacial Sediments, and Woodlot Species Composition in Northeast Ingham County, Michigan (Biogeography, Plant Geography) (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University).

 - Drew, L. C. (1957). The spider fauna of Baker Woodlot and vicinity, Michigan State University, including life histories. Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Department of Zoology.

 - Fine, A. E., Bolin, C. A., Gardiner, J. C., & Kaneene, J. B. (2011). A study of the persistence of Mycobacterium bovis in the environment under natural weather conditions in Michigan, USA. Veterinary Medicine International, 2011.

 - Flanders, R. A. (1971). Temporal associations among woodland plants in southern Michigan. Michigan State University. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

 - Glendinning, Peter. 1979-1985. Baker Woodlot series.

 - Glendinning, Peter. 2016. Photography Capstone Project: Baker Woodlot Series: A failed plan but a successful ending.

 - Guerin, W. F., & Boyd, S. A. (1997). Bioavailability of naphthalene associated with natural and synthetic sorbents. Water Research, 31(6), 1504-1512.

 - Koch, R. A., & Herr, J. R. (2021). Transcriptomics Reveals the Putative Mycoparasitic Strategy of the Mushroom Entoloma abortivum on Species of the Mushroom Genus Armillaria. Msystems, 6(5), e00544-21.

 - Kolp, Matthew R., Chansler, Matthew T., Crow, Garrett E., Prather, Alan L. (15 July 2021). Declining Native Species Richness in Natural Areas in Eastern North America: An Example from Baker Woodlot in Central Michigan. Rhodora 122(991), 139-201.

 - Mestey-Villamil, V. M. (1986). Diplopoda of a Michigan Beech-Maple Forest: Population Ecology and Seasonal Activity (Millipede) (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University).

 - Morra, K., Mohr, C., Wolski, B., & Reh-Gingerich, A. (2014). Soil Pollution From Recycling Centers: Case Study Analysis from the Campus of Michigan State University. Inquiries Journal, 6(03).

 - Pielou, W. P. (1957). A Life-History Study of the Tufted Titmouse, Parus Bicolor, Linnaeus. Michigan State University.

 - Rudolph, V.J. & R.G. Bresnahan. 1982.  Twenty years of management in a small woodlot of Southern Michigan.  Journal of Forestry.  80:665-667.

 - Zak, D. R., & Pregitzer, K. S. (1988). Nitrate assimilation by herbaceous ground flora in late successional forests. The Journal of Ecology, 537-546.