Botanical Gardens Prescribed Burn Maps (2004 – 2018)

Collection of PDF maps of annual prescribed burns in Matthaei Botanical Gardens from 2004 to 2018. Maps organized by year, showing seasons.

Natural Communities and Flora of Matthaei-Nichols Properties (Report)

This report, titled “The Natural Communities and Flora of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum”, produced detailed botanical inventories of each natural area on the four properties, as well as Floristic Quality Assessment for each. Natural...

Botanical Gardens Non-Native Shrub Cover 2011

Color gradient map showing relative density of the most common non-native invase shrub species at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens prior to targeted habitat restoration work beginning in 2011

Arboretum Non-Native Shrub Cover Map

Color gradient map showing relative density of non-native invasive shrub cover across Nichols Arboretum, as surveyed in the summer of 2012

Arboretum Prescribed Burn Maps (2004 – 2018)

Collection of PDF maps of annual prescribed burns in Nichols Arboretum from 2004 to 2018. Maps organized by year, showing seasons.

Arboretum Plant List

General plant list combining all surveyed areas at Nichols Arboretum, excluding threatened and endangered species.  Exotic species' scientific names are indicated in all capital letters.

Mud Lake Bog Plant List

General plant list combining all surveyed areas at Mud Lake Bog, excluding threatened and endangered species.  Exotic species' scientific names are indicated in all capital letters.

Horner-McLaughlin Plant List

General plant list combining all surveyed areas at Horner-McLaughlin Woods, excluding threatened and endangered species.  Exotic species' names are indicated in all capital letters.

Matthaei Plant List

General plant list combining all surveyed natural areas of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, excluding threatened and endangered species.  Exotic species' scientific names are indicated in all capital letters.

Arboretum Floristic Quality Map

Results of Floristic Quality Assessment at Nichols Arboretum, using color scales to map Floristic Quality Index and Mean Coefficients of Conservatism and Wetness for surveyed areas.  For more information on FQA,...