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Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center
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Michigan's Upper Peninsula is WonDEERful Michigan's Upper Peninsula is beautiful. Lots of water....and lots of woods. In the central Upper Peninsula, white tail deer are plentiful. One of the effects a large number of any one species has on the landscape is that it begins to change the ecosystem. |
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Long-Term Growth Monitoring On Michigan State University=s experimental forests, researchers monitor the growth of the trees over long periods of time. And what better place to conduct this important research than at the Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center in Escanaba. This research station is like a repository or library full of useful information. |
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Fiber Farming Researchers at the Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center are studying hybrids B both willows and poplars for fiber farming. |
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Spartan Spruce Researchers at the Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center are studying different spruce hybrids. One is particular is the Spartan Spruce. |
For more information on the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station field research stations, contact:
Land Management Office
109 Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Phone: 517-355-3272
