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to the identified natural areas in the watersheds
West
Fork 2001 Plant Surveys:
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Location
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Date
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Stretch
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Riparian Zone
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Litter & Erosion
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Plants
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| Bass Lake |
8-7-01 |
1 |
>100 feet |
little |
walnut (Juglans sp.), willow (Salix
sp.), tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica),
elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), late goldenrod (Solidago
gigantea), daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), garlic
mustard (Alliara officinalis), raspberry (Rubus
sp.), cattail (Typha latifolia), grape vine (Vitis
sp.), poison ivy (Rhus radicans), Virginia creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia) |
| Fish Camp Pond |
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1 |
20-25 feet |
little |
northern willow-herb (Epilobium glandulosum),
sandbar willow (Salix exigua), common milkweed (Asclepias
syriaca) , reed canary (Phalaris arundinacea)*,
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), late
goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), cattail (Typha latifolia),
everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius), grapevine
(vitus sp.) |
| Scouter's Pond |
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1 |
10-15 |
little |
catalpa (Catalpa speciosa),
walnut (Juglans sp.), sumac (Rhus typhina), Virginia
creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), cattail (Typha
latifolia), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)*,
milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), late goldenrod (Solidago
gigantea), jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), curly
dock (Rumex crispus), bull thistle (Cirsium
vulgare), spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) |
| Al Sabo Roadway |
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1 |
>100 feet |
none |
American elm (Ulmus americana), northern
red oak (Quercus rubra), poplar (Populus deltoides),
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), willow shrub
(Salix bebbiana), cattail (Typha latifolia), raspberry
(Rubus sp.) swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus),
Solomon's seal (Polygonatum biflorum), Virginia creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia) , soft stem bulrush (Scirpus
validus), snowy campion (Silene nivea), Queen
Anne's lace (Daucus carota) |
| 12th Street |
8-7-01 |
2 |
25 feet |
minor |
black willow (Salix nigra), swamp rose
(Rosa palustris), sandbar willow (Salix exigua),
arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria), Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum),
nightshade (Solanum sp.), Grapevine (Vitus
sp.), jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), swamp loosestrife
(Decodon verticillatus), periwinkle (Vinca minor)
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| Sand Beach at Lake Hill ‘n' Brook |
8-20-01 |
3 |
>100 feet at sides of beach |
none |
barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli),
meadow fescue (Festuca elatior), sandbar willow (Salix
exigua), cottonwood (Populus deltoides), white oak
(Quercus alba), black willow (Salix nigra), staghorn
sumac (Rhus Typhina), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus
frangula), red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera),
cattail (Typha latifolia), white water lily (Nymphaea
odorata), purple gerardia (Gerardia purpurea), rush
aster (Aster junciformis), jewel weed (Impatiens capensis),
late goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), grapevine (Vitis
sp.), Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota), Lycopus
sp., soft stem bulrush (Scirpus validus), Straw-colored
nutsedge (Cyperus strigosus) |
| Willow Lake, south of sand beach |
8-20-01 |
3 |
~ 10 feet to hiking trail |
little |
white mulberry (Morus alba),
red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), black willow
(Salix nigra), showy mountain ash (Sorbus alcora),
staghorn sumac (Rhus Typhina), Tartarian honeysuckle
(Lonicera tatarica) , glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus
frangula), raspberry (Rubus sp.), pokeweed (Phytolacca
americana), jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), grapevine
(Vitis sp.), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria),
common burdock (Arctium minus), white vervain
(Verbena urticifolia), wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
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| Cherry Creek at bridge |
8-20-01 |
3 |
10-15 feet |
none |
white willow (Salix alba), weeping
willow (Salix babylonica), sycamore (Platanus
occidentalis), white mulberry (Morus alba),
elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), glossy buckthorn
(Rhamnus frangula), staghorn sumac (Rhus Typhina),
red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), broadleaf cattail
(Typha latifolia), burdock (Arctium minus),
jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), blue vervain (Verbena
hastata), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria),
curly dock (Rumex crispus), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus
quinquefolia), pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), Queen
Anne's lace (Daucus carota) , raspberry (Rubus
sp.), Small white aster (Aster vimineus), late goldenrod
(Solidago gigantea), boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum),
swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), evening primrose
(Oenothera biennis) |
| Sun Valley Drive |
8-28-01 |
4 |
50 at sides of fishing area |
medium erosion, fishing litter |
white mulberry (Morus alba),
butternut (Juglans cinera), black locust (Robinia
pseudoacacia), red panicle dogwood (Cornus racemosa),
poplar (Populus deltoides), maple (Acer sp.),
Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) , glossy
buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), tree of Heaven
(Ailanthus altissima), wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens),
pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) |
| Sunny Brook Drive |
8-28-01 |
4 |
25-30 feet |
none |
Norway maple (Acer platanoides),
red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), box elder (Acer
negundo), buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) , Washington
hawthorn (Crateagus phaenopyrum), , arrowhead (Sagittaria
latifolia), cattail (Typha latifolia) |
| Merryview Drive |
8-28-01 |
4 |
25 by site, 5 feet to lawns |
little |
Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
, box elder (Acer negundo) , white mulberry (Morus
alba), Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
, red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) |
| Lake Forest Drive |
8-28-01 |
4 |
15 feet then lawn |
none |
black willow (Salix nigra), elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis), red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera),
cattail (Typha latifolia), purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salarica), nightshade (Solanum sp.),
jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), New England aster (Aster
novae-anglicae), Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum),
willow aster (Aster praealtus), duckweed (Lemna sp.),
pond lilies (Nuphar sp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia),
cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides) |
| Stonehedge Drive |
9-4-01 |
6 |
> 100 feet |
none |
Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana), elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis), red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera),
sour gum (Nyssa sylvatica), jewel weed (Impatiens
capensis), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)*,
cattail (Typha latifolia), arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia),
swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria), grapevine (Vitus riparia),
goldenrod (Solidago sp.) |
| SW Corner Kilgore and Westnedge |
9-4-01 |
8 |
20 feet |
large amounts |
elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), glossy
buckthorn (Rhamnus sp.), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus
quinquefolia), grapevine (Vitus riparia), curly
dock (Rumex crispus), nettle (Urtica procera),
purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), false
nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica), reed canary grass
(Phalaris arundinacea)*, smart weed (Polygonum sp.),
Bidens sp., arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), small white
aster (Aster vimineus), poison ivy (Rhus radicans),
swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), catalpa
(Catalpa sp.), white mulberry (Morus alba),
black willow (Salix nigra), butternut (Juglans cinerea),
ash (Fraxinus sp.) |
| Dry Channel south of Pratt Road |
8-21-01 |
9 |
5 feet, steep slopes |
excess, hot spot |
sugar maple (Acer saccharum), box elder
(Acer negundo), rose (Rosa palustris), glossy
buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), poison ivy (Rhus
radicans), grapevine (Vitus sp.), northern arrowwood
viburnum (Viburnum recognitum) |
| Candlewyk Apartments |
8-21-01 |
9 |
none, invasive growth |
medium |
no trees or shrubs, jointed rush (Juncus
articulatus), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
, curly dock (Rumex crispus), jewel weed (Impatiens
capensis), true forget-me-not (myosotis scorpioides),
blue vervain (Verbena hastata), prickly lettuce
(Lactuca scariola), common dandelion (Taraxacum
officinale), peppermint (mentha piperlita),
arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), soft stem bulrush (Scirpus
validus), smooth hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris),
English plantain (Plantago lanceolata) |
Note: in the above table, the names in bold are exotic plants
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West
Fork 2002 Plant Surveys:
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Area
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Plant Data
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| Oakland Drive
south of Kalamazoo Country Club, restoration project at Lakeside
Treatment Center |
6-10-02, good
quality, low number of invaders (comparatively), tall grass
meadow in stage of succession, shrubs coming in at low density,
nesting duck, plantain, clover, grasses, goldenrod, staghorn
sumac, aspen, dock, wild parsley, blackberry, aster, yarrow,
spotted knapweed, Virginia creeper, hawksweed, Russian olive
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| from Oakland
Drive West along creek, very nice riparian habitat, emergent
vegetation, deciduous vegetation around, conifers on north side
creek, grassed bowl shaped area to south by Preserve, steep
slope up to Oakland Drive |
6-10-02, nightshade,
catalpa, winter cress, creeping Charlie, violet, cabbage, walnut,
locust, arrow head, various berries, grapevine, rose, Vinca,
lilies, garlic mustard, Dame's rocket, cleaver, burdock, honeysuckle,
Virginia creeper, poison ivy, seems that many cultivated species
have escaped into wooded area near creek's culvert under Oakland,
ponded vegetated area back from road seems to be of high quality |
| Holiday Lane
to DeHaan |
5-21-02, grassland
and wooded wetland along creek (spread out), red fox, dandelion,
fern, buckthorn, American basswood, strawberry, mint, mullein,
spotted knapweed, elm, sumac, honeysuckle, goldenrod, oak, grasses,
raspberry, violet, Russian olive, Queen Anne's lace/parsley,
rose, vetch, northern catalpa, burdock, garlic mustard, onion,
jewelweed, poison ivy, Virginia creeper |
| 6th
and OP, near Eagle Lake |
5-21-02, flowering
and alternate leafed dogwood, maple, poison ivy, Virginia creeper,
raspberry, oak, burdock, parsley, avens, dandelion, staghorn
sumac, Solomon's seal, honeysuckle, white and red pine, American
Euonymous, cleavers, grasses and saplings on floor,
small frog |
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