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Red Cedar Natural Area - North

Red Cedar Natural Area - North

For purposes of reference and management, the Red Cedar Natural Area is divided into two areas by the Kalamazoo St.

Location	- Red Cedar Natural Area - North Location Map - Northwest corner of campus, north of Kalamazoo St. - Woodlot is surrounded by a chain link fence in the areas where it is not bordering the Red Cedar River - Accessibility is limited at the entrance points due to the ZigZag entrances - 3 Entrance Points > Entrance 1: ZigZag, 42.728252, -84.50251, Google Map > Entrance 2: ZigZag, 42.728252, -84.502111, Google Map > Entrance 3: ZigZag, 42.7283, -84.4988, Google Map
Parking	- Red Cedar Natural Area - North Location Map - Public Parking: closest public parking is a City of East Lansing parking lot north of Kalamazoo St. and S Clippert St - For Red Cedar Natural Area - North, follow the sidewalk on the north side of Kalamazoo St. eastward or towards campus to an entrance of the Natural Area
Features	- 14 acres
Publications & Reports	- Kron, K. A., and B. S. Walters. "A study of Red Cedar Natural Area. I. Historical background and description of the vegetation." The Michigan botanist (USA) (1986). - Kron, K. A., and B. S. Walters. "A study of Red Cedar Natural Area. II. Checklist of vascular plants." The Michigan botanist (USA) (1986). - Han, Ho-Yeon, Ro, Kyung-Eui and McPheron, Bruce A. (2006). Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Tephritinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. Molecules & Cells (Springer Science & Business Media BV) 22.1. - Peña, M. (2021). Red Cedar North Natural Area Bio-inventory Report. Michigan State University. - Pielou, W. P. (1957). A Life-History Study of the Tufted Titmouse, Parus Bicolor, Linnaeus. Michigan State University. - Reemts, Charlotte Murray (2005). Temperate deciduous forest fragments: edge effects, invasion by non-native plants, and long-term change in mature forest structure. Dissertation. Michigan State University. - Zak, D. R., & Pregitzer, K. S. (1988). Nitrate assimilation by herbaceous ground flora in late successional forests. The Journal of Ecology, 537-546. - Zak, Donald Robert (1987). Landscape patterns of intraecosystem nitrogen cycling. Dissertation. Michigan State University.