Visitor Services General Information Points of Interest

Our visitors help make us who we are. Some become members Hours Alex Dow Prairie Prairie restoration on a landscape scale. or volunteers. Others attend an educational program, get married Grounds Sunrise to sunset daily. Fire management techniques encourage native prairie , in the Arb, or take a tour. Whatever you choose, you’ll be Visitor Guide including tall native grasses, asters, and goldenrod. Summer-fall. contributing to our mission of caring for nature and enriching life. Reader Center Centennial Collection More than 100 kinds Hours vary based on season and events in the Arb. Please call of that include cornelian cherries followed by native 734.647.7600 for current hours. & Map Weddings and Facility Rentals shadblow, lilacs, hydrangeas, spireas, and viburnum. Getting married? Our Spring-early summer. wedding spaces are among the most popular in the area. We also Admission offer light-filled spaces in the Reader Center for your class, private Free except for special ticketed events. Gateway Garden A beautiful assemblage of native that event, meeting, or retreat. attract birds, provide an entrance to the Reader Center, and help Parking & Transportation mitigate erosion. Summer-fall. Volunteering Volunteers help us run smoothly and lend a Weekdays Nichols has no parking lot. Metered hand with everything from ecosystem restoration to special street parking nearby is available. Some University parking Heathdale: Julie Norris Post Collection Appalachian collections care to helping out with special events. lots allow public parking in the evenings. Please read signs at endemics—with an emphasis on and rhododendrons— entrances to parking lots carefully. Paid parking within walking grow throughout this protected small valley. Spring bloom. Membership Members receive discounts on special events and distance to the Arboretum is available in city or U-M health Laurel Ridge A selection of ornamental rhododendrons and tours, reciprocal benefits at other gardens nationwide, and more. system parking lots off E. Medical Center Dr. Weekends their relatives appropriate for our soils and climate thrive here. Several levels to choose from. Free parking is available in U-M parking lots M-29 off East Spring bloom. Medical Center Dr. and lot M-28 on Hts. Educational Opportunities We offer a range of lectures, Bus transportation Free U-M blue buses stop near the Arb, Glen Huge magnolia blossoms and make workshops, and activities for children and adults. Many of these as do several Ann Arbor Transit Authority buses. Visit this glen a favorite landmark. Spring-summer-fall. are free and conducted through our mission-related groups. umich.edu or theride.org for more information. Main Valley The heart of the Arb and filled with walkers, Please accept this guide with our compliments, or return runners, groups, and students. Year-round. unwanted guides to the front desk. Thank you for recycling. Openings Oak openings are remnants of a pre-settlement era when native peoples used fire to manage the region. MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDENS All season. AND Garden The largest collection of heirloom herbaceous in North America. Currently undergoing a multi-year rejuvenation project that will include more tree peonies. Matthaei: 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Ann Arbor, MI Spring bloom. Arboretum: 1610 Washington Hts., Ann Arbor, MI Riverfront & Landing Great vistas of the Huron River. mbgna.umich.edu 734.647.7600 Planted with species common in pre-settlement era. Dramatic Printed on 100% recycled fiber, with 50%post-consumer content. stone steps provide river access. Year-round. Processed chlorine free, using non-oil-based inks. School Girls’ Glen Steep trail home to spring and one of the area’s most dramatic mixed oak and stands Year-round.

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0 Caretaker Secondary Trail Residence Bathroom Steep Rustic Path Main Valley 5 Field Drinking Fountain Bike Rack Intersections Distance 5 0.1 Picnic Area 1 To 2 0.15 Miles/0.24 km Scenic Overlook 2 To 3 0.15 Miles/0.24 km Parking 3 To 4 0.40 Miles/0.64 km First Aid 0 Washington Hts. Entrance Emergency Phone 4 To 5 0.35 Miles/0.56 km 0.2 1610 Washington Hts. Access Ramp Centennial 5 To 6 0.45 Miles/0.72 km Forest Hill NICHOLS ARBORETUM Water Feature Urban Environmental Cemetery Shrubs 6 To 7 0.10 Miles/0.16 km Railroad Education Center 7 To 8 0.35 Miles/0.56 km Geddes Road 4 2 To 7 0.20 Miles/0.32 km

Visitor Center on lower level Geddes Entrance