The
Davey Tree folks arrived at Nichols Arboretum on Wednesday, March 9 and will be
around the rest of the week.
What: The Davey Tree staff is mapping the Arboretum's historic tree collections.
Why: We need an updated inventory of the historic collections in the Arb. Davey Tree has a special tree-mapping team that provides this service nationwide for arboreta, university campuses, etc. This work is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The base-line data they collected will be used by a Matthaei-Nichols summer intern to continue the detailed mapping.
Where: At the Nichols
Arboretum, but operating out of the Field Office (so visitors will see Davey
Tree vehicles there, and as needed, parked along the Arb's main roads,when the
crews are on-site)
When: Starting this
Wednesday, March 9, and continuing into late April through early May.
Updates: Will be in
our e-news, and once the project is completed by early fall, in our member
newsletter
Questions? Please
address to mbgna.curator@umich.edu, or call 734.647.7600 and leave a message. We'll return your call as soon as we can.
