Lilly ARBOR Project

The riparian forest restoration project was performed by the Center of Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) with support from the Lilly Endowment.{{cite web |url=http://www.lilly.com/about/citizenship/key_issues/health/health_performance.html |title=Corporate Citizenship: HSE Performance Review |accessdate=July 31, 2007 |date=March 2007 |publisher=Eli Lilly and Company |quote=The Lilly Foundation continues to support the Lilly ARBOR Project |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209172441/http://www.lilly.com/about/citizenship/key_issues/health/health_performance.html |archivedate=February 9, 2007 |url-status=dead}}

As part of the riparian zone restoration project, nearly 1,400 trees were planted along the eastern bank of the White River near downtown Indianapolis. The {{Convert|8|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} project site stretches for about {{Convert|1|mi|spell=in}} from 10th St. (north) to New York St. (south).{{cite web |title=Lilly Arbor Project |publisher=Center of Earth and Environmental Sciences |url=http://cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/ARBOR/index.htm |accessdate=July 31, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804111352/http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/ARBOR/index.htm |archivedate=August 4, 2007}}{{cite web |author=Salazar |first1=Kara A. |last2=Tedesco |first2=Lenore P. |last3=Atekwana |first3=Eliot A. |last4=Swope |first4=R. Jeffrey |last5=Pachut |first5=Joseph F. Jr. |last6=Lindsey |first6=Greg |last7=Hernly |first7=F. Vincent |last8=Hall |first8=Bob E. |date=November 2, 2003 |title=The Lilly Arbor Project: Promoting Science-Based Environmental Education And Outreach Within An Urban Riparian Setting |url=http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_65352.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910104154/https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_65352.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |accessdate=July 31, 2007 |work=2003 Seattle Annual Meeting |publisher=The Geological Society of America (GSA)}}{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4089/is_200603/ai_n16123559/pg_7 |title=Using Environmental Service Learning in an Urban Environment to Address Water Quality Issues |accessdate=July 31, 2007 |author=Tedesco, Lenore P |author2=Salazar, Kara A |date=March 2006 |work=Journal of Geoscience Education |publisher=National Association of Geoscience Teachers}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nexsens.com/case_studies/restoring_floodplain_forests.htm |title=Restoring Floodplain Forests |date=June 2003 |accessdate=August 10, 2007 |publisher=Nexsens Technology}} The initial planting occurred in the fall of 1999 and the spring of 2000.{{cite web |last=Salazar |first=Kara |title=The Lilly ARBOR Project: Promoting Science-Based Environmental Education and Outreach within an Urban Riparian Setting |url=https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/gsa03/activities/1931.html |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=The Geological Society of America}}

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.

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A total of 1,332 trees belonging to one of twelve native species were planted across the project site, including:

Since the initial plantings in 1999 and 2000, additional native and invasive tree species have become established at the site. These include American elm (Ulmus americana), box elder (Acer negundo), Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), Catalpa, dogwood (Cornus), goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), red mulberry (Morus rubra), white mulberry (Morus alba), and Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila).

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• Ecological restoration
• Buffer strip
• Riparian buffer
• Erosion control
• Riparian zone restoration
• Stream restoration
• Riparian terminology
• Biodiversity
• Conservation biology
• Global warming
• Habitat
• Habitat conservation
• Natural environment
• Plant community

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070804111352/http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/ARBOR/index.htm Center of Earth and Environmental Sciences: The Lilly Arbor Project website]

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