Comments on: PAC Gets Briefed on Rentals, Preservation

By: Marge Cramton

Marge Cramton — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:11:40 +0000

The public meeting date for input on Mack Pool is now announced as Thursday November 12. 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Ann Arbor Open School at Mack’s media center (715 Brooks Street, near 7th and Miller). For questions related to Thursday’s meeting, call Dan McGuire, Recreation Facility Supervisor, Mack Indoor Pool, (734) 794-6237 or e-mail dmcguire@a2gov.org.

By: Susan Bryan

Susan Bryan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:26 +0000

Update on the Olson Park dog park structure: A new shade structure was already on order for the park – to accomodate dog park users. It will be installed November 2009, weather permitting. Otto Freitag will be on hand to consult with the siting of the structure. Always nice to have the park users get involved.

Olson Park could use some more volunteer involvement. If you are interested, contact the Adopt-a-Park program at 734.794.6627.

By: Gerry Clark

Gerry Clark — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:37:10 +0000

A minor correction, Cedar Bend although an early City Park is not the oldest. The first park was Hanover Square at Packard and Division and I think parts of West Park date back to 1905.

By: yellowfly

yellowfly — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:17 +0000

just a thought.

move the fence….
not the structure

By: UM88

UM88 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:50:31 +0000

Another correction.

The tree trimmed in Virginia Park was a London Plane tree, not a sycamore. They are sometimes confused with each other.

By: Ross Orr (Voxphoto)

Ross Orr (Voxphoto) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:22:49 +0000

Nice reporting. A slight correction about “Coefficient of Conservatism” (not a very illuminating term I admit): These are numbers from 0-10 assigned to plant species, not locations.

Essentially the C.o.C. tries to quantify how finicky a plant is about site conditions. A “generalist” species that will survive in varying locations earns a low C.o.C.; and its presence at a site carries less weight in setting conservation priorities.

A plant with a high C.o.C. (such as fringed gentian, a 10) is found exclusively in specific site conditions (in that case, probably a fen site–such as the Washtenaw County Park Lyndon North). Those plants are generally under more threat and get higher preservation priority.