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Thurston Nature Center is mostly owned by the Ann Arbor Public Schools and is used for their Science and Outdoor Education curriculum. It is 18 acres in size, including an 8-acre pond. It has several ecosystems, including a mature oak/hickory forest remnant, a tall-grass prairie, rain gardens, and a young oak savanna/short-grass prairie. A long-time goal was to include every significant Michigan-native tree, which has been nearly met. More recently, we have concentrated on returning native forbs and grasses to areas we have cleared of buckthorn, honeysuckle and phragmites.

Jim Vallem (Land Steward) will be giving us a guided tour around the pond, pointing out the various ecosystems.

People should park on Prairie Street near the eastern end of Renfrew Street.  We will start the tour there. 
 
If anyone arrives early, there is a nice rain garden in front of Thurston Elementary, one block south, at 2300 Prairie St, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

See:

www.thurstonnaturecenter.org
and
www.facebook.com/ThurstonNatureCenter/