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Gietzel Wetland

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Gietzel Wetland

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WJBeal@msu.edu on behalf of Campus Natural Areas

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Campus Natural Areas 408 W Circle Rd, Room 207 East Lansing, MI 48824

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Gietzel Wetland, Location Map

Access

Open from dawn until dusk.

Location

  • Gietzel Wetland Location Map
  • South Campus, farms area, east of Collins Rd., north of Power Line Dr.
  • Accessibility is limited due to the natural growth of vegetation and the terrain.
  • Entrance Points - map
  • There are no formal entrances.

Parking

  • Contact: Lance Forsberg, Plant Pathology Farm Manager; email: ljf@msu.edu.

Features

  •  Area: 10 acres
  • Cattail marsh fringed with willow, aspen, silver maple, and red-osier dogwood.

Publications & Reports

  • Kaszubinski, S. F., Receveur, J. P., Wydra, B., Smiles, K., Wallace, J. R., Babcock, N. J., ... & Benbow, M. E. (2020). Cold case experiment demonstrates the potential utility of aquatic microbial community assembly in estimating a postmortem submersion interval. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(4), 1210-1220.