Maps and Reports

Brief descriptions of the data resources currently available on this page

Brief descriptions of the maps currently available on this page

Base map of Nichols Arboretum, formatted to print at 8.5x11”, showing roads and trails on a 2010 aerial photograph

General landcover types of Nichols Arboretum (grassland, hardwood forest, etc.), and acreage of each

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, see: http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/FQA.pdf

36x48” poster showing aerial photographs of Nichols Arboretum from 1940, 1960, 1979, 1990, 2001, and 2008

Map of the high-quality natural areas identified at Nichols Arboretum during our survey, showing community type and acreage

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

Point locations of selected plants overlayed on surveyed natural communities at Nichols Arboretum

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.