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Portion of the Lilly Arbor Project in July 2022

The Lilly Arbor Project is a part of an experimental riparian floodplain reforestation and ecological restoration program, located along the White River in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the eastern United States.

Project

The riparian forest restoration project was performed by the department of Center of Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), It is supported by the Lilly Endowment.[1]

As a part of the riparian zone restoration project, 1,400 trees were planted along the White River in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The eight-acre (3.2 ha) project site stretches for about one mile (1.6 km) between 10th Street and New York Street.[2][3][4][5] The initial planting occurred in the fall 1999 and the spring of 2000.[6]

After five years, the Lilly Arbor Project provided data on riparian zone reforestation strategies, which will be used in further research and future projects. Students and faculty from various universities conduct research and maintain the restoration using the CEES service learning program.

Trees

The native trees historically in the riparian "restoration study zone" include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Citizenship: HSE Performance Review". Eli Lilly and Company. March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-07-31. The Lilly Foundation continues to support the Lilly ARBOR Project
  2. ^ "Lilly Arbor Project". Center of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  3. ^ Salazar, Kara A.; Tedesco, Lenore P.; Atekwana, Eliot A.; Swope, R. Jeffrey; Pachut, Joseph F. Jr; Lindsey, Greg; Hernly, F. Vincent; Hall, Bob E. (November 2, 2003). "The Lilly Arbor Project: Promoting Science-Based Environmental Education And Outreach Within An Urban Riparian Setting". 2003 Seattle Annual Meeting. The Geological Society of America (GSA). Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  4. ^ Tedesco, Lenore P; Salazar, Kara A (March 2006). "Using Environmental Service Learning in an Urban Environment to Address Water Quality Issues". Journal of Geoscience Education. National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  5. ^ "Restoring Floodplain Forests". Nexsens Technology. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  6. ^ Salazar, Kara. "The Lilly ARBOR Project: Promoting Science-Based Environmental Education and Outreach within an Urban Riparian Setting". The Geological Society of America. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

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