Lott North Woodland

The north part of Lott North Woodland has been sprayed with effluent in the past as part of the Institute for Water Research program during the 1970's. The herbaceous vegetation in the spray area has been reported to be sparse in the past.
 

Access

Open from dawn until dusk.

Location

• Lott North Woodland Location Map
• South Campus, farms area, south of I96, north of Sandhill Rd., between College Rd. and Hagadorn Rd.
• Woodlot is unfenced.
• Accessibility is limited due to the natural growth of vegetation and the terrain.
• Entrance Points - map
• There are no formal entrances.

Parking

• Contact: Tony Boughton, University Farms Manager; email: boughto3@msu.edu; phone: 517-355-0154.
• Park near the gate at the southeast corner of the natural area.

Features

• Area: 19.5 acres
• Beech-maple forest with rich groundcover, including partridge berry.
• Wetland on the northeast side.

Publications & Reports

• Cook, J. L. (2004). Disease, pollinator, and resource limitation influences on the reproductive biology and growing season of Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Michigan State University.

• Cubero, L. D. R., & Downtin, A. (2019). How Adjacent Land Use Affect the Deposition and Transport of Pollutants in Urban Forest?. MSU AGEP Science Today Bulletin Fall 2019, 6.

• 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).

• Karson, M. A. (1999). Movement patterns in the land snail Anguispira alternata. Michigan State University.

• Neary, D. G. (1974). Effects of Municipal Wastewater Irrigation on Forest Sites in Southern Michigan. Michigan State University.

• Pregitzer, K. S., Kubiske, M. E., Yu, C. K., & Hendrick, R. L. (1997). Relationships among root branch order, carbon, and nitrogen in four temperate species. Oecologia, 111(3), 302-308.

• Valasek, D. M. (1972). A botanical inventory of Sandhill Woodlot: with emphasis on phenology and comparative aspects of this and other central Michigan woodlots. Thesis submitted to Michigan State University. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

• Ward, S. (2024). Lott North Woodland Bio-inventory Report. Michigan State University.

• Woodrum, C. L. (2002). Hydraulic, biomechanical, and anatomical study of xylem from five tree species of Acer. Michigan State University.

• Woodrum, C. L., Ewers, F. W., & Telewski, F. W. (2003). Hydraulic, biomechanical, and anatomical interactions of xylem from five species of Acer (Aceraceae). American Journal of Botany, 90(5), 693-699.