Red Cedar Natural Area - South

Location

• Red Cedar Natural Area - South Location Map
• Northwest corner of campus, South of Kalamazoo St.
• Accessibility is limited by the chained entrance.
• 1 Entrance Points
  • Entrance 1: Chained, Google Map

Parking

• Public parking is at the west end of Lilac Ave. past the houses.

Features

• Area: 33 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.

• 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.

• Ward, S. (2024). Red Cedar South Natural Area Bio-inventory Report. 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.