Access | - Advance permission from Farm Contact required |
Location |
- Clever Woodland Location Map - South Campus, farms area, east of College Rd. between Bennett Rd. and Power Line Dr. Please note, - Adjoining to Elsesser East Woodland - Accessibility is limited due to the natural growth of vegetation and the terrain - Entrance Points - map > There are no formal entrances |
Parking |
- Clever Woodland Location Map - Contact: Tony Boughton, University Farms Manager; email: boughto3@msu.edu; phone: 517-355-0154 - Follow the instructions of the Farm Contact for parking |
Features |
- ~4.5 acres - Diverse herbaceous spring flora - Contains a mixed-age stand of sugar maple, beech, red oak, basswood, white ash and a dense understory growth of even-aged young sugar maples - Large colony of squirrel corn in the central part of the woodlot |
Publications & Reports |
- Ward, S. (2024). Clever Woodland Bio-inventory Report. Michigan State University. |
Clever Woodland is joined with Elsesser East Woodland. The northwest portion is Clever and the southeast portion is Elsesser East. Clever Woodland was heavily grazed in the 1970s.