Woody Plants Lab Schedule
Fall Term 2000
Photo by D. Kashian
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We go out in any weather. Be prepared for lab!!!!
Woody Plants Lab Schedule
| Lab 1: Sept. 11, 12, 13 | Miller's Woods: Beech-Sugar Maple forest ecosystems |
| Lab 2: Sept. 18, 19, 20 | Radrick Forest: Old-growth Oak-Hickory ecosystems |
| Lab 3: Sept. 25, 26, 27 | Waterloo Recreation Area: Oak-Hickory ecosystems; Swamps |
| Lab 4: Oct. 2, 3, 4 | Haven Hill: Dry Oak Forest; Wet-mesic forest; Swamp |
| Lab 5: Oct. 9, 10, 11 | Lawrence Woodlot: Oak forests; second-growth forests on old lake plain; sandy,seasonally wet terrain |
| Lab 6: Oct. 16, 17, 18 | Bird Hills: Oak-hickory ecosystems; introduced species |
| Lab 7: Oct. 23, 24, 25 | Ecosystems and Woody Plants of Mystery - Field Identification Exam I |
| EXAM: Oct. 26 | Midsemester Indoor Lab Identification Exam "Halloween Howl" Thursday Night |
| Lab 8: Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1 | Lower Huron Metropark: River Floodplain forests;along nature trails; mostly dry |
| Lab 9: Nov. 6, 7, 8 | Huron River and Stinchfield Woods: River floodplainhardwoods and coniferplantations; roadsides anddry uplands |
| Lab 10: Nov. 13, 14, 15 | Mud Lake Bog: Swamp and bog ecosystems. Wet! Cold! Exciting! |
| Lab 11: Nov. 20, 21, 22 | Ecosystems and Woody Plants of Mystery- Field Identification Exam II |
| Nov. 23-26 | THANKSGIVING VACATION |
| Lab 12: Nov. 27, 28, 29 | Saginaw Forest: Conifer plantations; dry upland to moist lowland. Cold! |
| Lab 13: Dec. 4, 5, 6 | Nichols
Arboretum: Introduced species -- conifers,
Appalachian Mountain species; upland. Cold! |
| Lab 14: Dec 11, 12, 13 | U.M. Campus: Ornamental and cultivated species. Snow! Very Cold! |
| EXAM: | Final Indoor Lab Identification Exam: "Christmas Sing", Thursday, December 21, 10:30-12:30 |