AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MARCKWALD PROPERTY IN SECTION 19 T 29 N - R 10W, PENINSULA TOWNSHIP, GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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Issue Date
2015-03-30
Authors
Scharf, William C.
Subject
West Grand Traverse Bay ; Lake Nipissing ; Maple-Beech forest ; Neahtawanta Point ; SEPTEMBER 25, 1989 ; Wildlife ; Flowering Plants ; Shrubs ; Trees ; Ferns
Abstract
The following inventory of the fauna and flora of the
Marckwald property near Neahtawanta Point was undertaken at the
request of the owner and her attorney James M. Olson, and was begun
in late August, 1989. The purpose of the inventory was for use in
the preparation of a proposal to establish a conservation easement
on the property. The field work for this report was conducted on
two occasions; the first observation was made on Thursday, August
24, 1989, and the second visit was made on September 12, 1989.
The author was accompanied by the owner and several of her family
members on the first visits. On each of these occasions plants
were identified on sight, and several specimens were collected for
laboratory identification by microscope. It should be noted that at
the time this assessment was commissioned in late summer, many
flowering plants had finished blooming. Consequently, some
identifications of such species were based on vegetative parts,
seeds, and in some cases on the author’s prior knowledge of this
property in the spring. The assessment of wildlife present on the
property is based upon the actual evidence seen on the site, and the
author's considerable prior experience and knowledge of this area of
the Old Mission Peninsula.
Description
Partial OCR done. 9 pages total.