The Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) have 6 woods/nature areas associated with schools.
- Skyline High School (Skyline Woods)
- Thurston Elementary (Thurston Nature Center)
- Lakewood Elementary (Lakewood Nature Area)
- Eberwhite Elementary (Eberwhite Woods))
- Pioneer High School (Greenview and Pioneer Nature Area)
- Mitchell Elementary and Scarlett Middle Schools
To see more check the M-Live article Sleeping assets: Ann Arbor Public Schools owns nearly 200 acres of undeveloped land in city – mlive.com
AAPS owns the central property containing the loop trail of Scarlett Mitchell Woods. Scarlett Mitchell Woods is used by the two schools as a “living laboratory and outdoor classroom.”
The Freeman Environmental Education Center is also owned by AAPS. The Freeman Center is a 40 acres site northeast of Ann Arbor just off Dixboro Road. Beyond the traditional environmental education, the Freeman Center is available for students to use as a laboratory for environmental experiments.
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