SNRE Facilities

Animal Analysis Lab Room G128 Director: Jim Diana Size: 340 ft² OSEH Certified	Aquatic Ecosystems Lab Room G139 Director: Mike Wiley Size: 680 ft²
Aquatics Teaching Lab Rooms G554/G556 Contact: Jim Diana Size: 1500 ft²	Chemical Ecology Lab Room 1556/1558 Director: Mark Hunter Size: 994 ft²
Dana Building 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI Dean: Rosina Bierbaum Size: 107,803 ft² Gold LEED certified	Disease Ecology & Conservation Biology Lab Room 2064 Director: Johannes Foufopoulos Size: 340 ft² OSEH Certified
Ecosystem Modeling Lab Room 2531 Directors: William Currie/Inés Ibáñez Size: 370 ft²	Ecotoxicology Lab Room G140 Director: Allen Burton Size: 580 ft²
Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab Room 3315 Director: Daniel Brown Size: 950 ft²	Fish Lab Room G136 Director: Jim Diana Size: 317 ft² ULAM Certified
Libraries The University of Michigan Library is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. With 19 libraries, including the Shapiro Science Library, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library, and the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, the UM Library system is both an invaluable resource and an inevitable destination for all students.	Limnology Chemistry Lab Room G510 Director: Don Scavia Size: 286 ft² OSEH Certified
Matthaei Botanical Gardens With 350 acres of varied habitats and an indoor conservatory, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens make a great recreational destination, and an excellent living classroom - regularly hosting lab sections of botany courses. The gardens are located about five miles from campus, within an easy bike ride or short car trip.	Nichols Arboretum Don't let its park-like setting fool you. The Nichols Arboretum is actually a "living museum," with an extensive collection of plants that includes Michigan endemics and species from around the world. Because it is adjacent to campus, the Arboretum is a favorite student venue for jogging, a Frisbee toss, or quiet rest on a blanket. Several Program in the Environment courses visit the Arboretum for lectures and laboratories.
Plant & Insect Lab Room 3531 Director: Ivette Perfecto Size: 500 ft² OSEH Certified	Saginaw Forest Saginaw Forest is a field research area for demonstration of forest management and sustainable ecosystem management for the faculty and students of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, and other units of the University of Michigan. The forest is located 5 miles west of the University campus, on Liberty Road.
Soils Lab Rooms G528, G532, G533, G539, G540 Director: Don Zak Size: ~2500 ft² (total) OSEH Certified	Stinchfield Woods Stinchfield Woods is a field research area for demonstration of forest management and sustainable ecosystem management for the faculty and students of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment, and other units of the University of Michigan.
Terrestrial Ecology Lab Room 2503 Director: Inés Ibáñez Size: 280 ft²	Terrestrial Ecology Stable Isotope Laboratory Room G539 Director: Don Zak Size: ~237 ft² OSEH Certified
Terrestrial Ecology Teaching Lab Rooms 2556/2548 Contact: Don Zak Size: 960 ft²	University of Michigan Biological Station Pellston, Michigan Director: Knute Nadelhoffer 150 buildings Size: 24,000 ft²
Zooplankton and Aquatic Ecology Lab Room G573 Director: Don Scavia Size: 777 ft² OSEH certified

Forest from the future

In a dozen circular 30-meter plots in northern Wisconsin, scientists grew a time machine. The Rhinelander experimental forest, which SNRE Professor Don Zak and his colleagues have studied for the past 12 years, is quite literally a forest of the future. Also in this issue:
• Change Agent: Steve Yaffee reflects on three decades of teaching, mentoring
• On a mission: Miranda returns home to lead SNRE as dean