Sanford Natural Area

 - Sanford Natural Area Location Map

 - Northeast part of campus. South of the Red Cedar River, north of Shaw Ln. and the residence halls (Van Hoosen, Owen, McDonel, and Holmes) between Bogue St. and Hagadorn Rd.

 - Surrounded by chain link fence except for the northern border which backs up to the Red Cedar River

 - 5 Entrance Points - map - west to east

 > Entrance 1: ZigZag & Gated, 42.727590, -84.471600

 > Entrance 2: ZigZag, 42.726964, -84.466917

 > Entrance 3: ZigZag, 42.726874, -84.466244

 > Entrance 4: ZigZag, 42.727076, -84.462918

 > Entrance 5: ZigZag & Gated, 42.727163, -84.46261

 - Sanford Natural Area Location Map

 - Public Parking is limited with the closest parking at Parking Ramp 1 or Parking Ramp 3

 - Faculty/Staff Parking is available at the near by residence halls Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 6:00pm.

 - 34 acres

 - Floodplain forest

 - Sugar maple-beech forest with heavy dominance in the overstory and understory from sugar maple

 - Located on north campus, providing walkable access for faculty, staff, students, and the public

 - Bordering the Red Cedar River, providing river bank and floodplain habitat

 - Has well developed trails

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 - Beaman, J.H. 1970. A botanical inventory of Sanford Natural Area. II. Checklist of vascular plants. The Michigan Botanist 9:147-164.

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 - Inventory, M. N. F. (2014). Ecological Assessment of the Grand River Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor.

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 - 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).

 - Peña, M. (2021). Sanford 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.

 - Velbel, M. A., Mcguire, J. T., & Madden, A. S. (2007). Scanning electron microscopy of garnet from southern Michigan soils: Etching rates and inheritance of pre-glacial and pre-pedogenic grain-surface textures. Developments in Sedimentology, 58, 413-432.

 - Walline, E. 1940. Management plan for River Woodlot. Manuscript, Michigan State University Forestry Department. 24 pp.

 - Westveld, R.H. 1931. Management plan for River Woodlot. Manuscript, Michigan State University Forestry Department. 17 pp.

 - Wilcox, A.T. 1949. Recreation management in the Sanford Woodlot. Manuscript, Michigan State University Forestry Department. 2 pp.

 - Witter, S. G., Kline-Robach, R., Long, D. T., Bartholic, J., & Poston, F. (2001). MSU-Water: A new way of addressing water quality and quantity challenges. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, 119(1), 7.

 - Young, D. K., & Pollock, D. (1991). Description of the mature larva of Pedilus flabellatus (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pedilinae), with phylogenetic implications of the discovery. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69(8), 2234-2238.