At some point around December 17 or 18, 2011, University President Dr. Charles Steger visited Stadium Woods. This was reported to Dr. Seiler by Provost Dr. Mark McNamee at a meeting on January 5. Prior to this point, rumors had circulated that Dr. Steger was planning to or had visited the woods. Dr. Seiler was told that President Steger was “informed by a person of knowledge” that there were no trees older than approximately 80 years of age, which is factually incorrect. This may have led Dr. Steger to come away with being less impressed with Stadium Woods. President Steger requested University Planning to obtain an independent ecological assessment of Stadium Woods. The ecological assessment of Stadium Woods is being conducted by Biohabitats located Baltimore, Maryland. The assessment will include an analysis using UFORE, a Land Suitability Index and an in-house metric they developed for ecological assessment. UFORE is an acronym for "Urban Forest Effects" and refers to a computer model that calculates the structure, environmental effects and values of urban forests.
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