Let the exploration begin.
Use this interactive map to locate our public preserves, learn a bit about what makes each of them unique, then decide which you’d like to explore first.
There’s no admission fee for any of our properties but donations are gratefully accepted.
Bunker Nature Preserve
Bunker Nature Preserve boasts a wide variety of natural communities, including vernal pools, ponds, forest, forested-wetlands, and prairie.
Eureka Natural Area
This property is primarily wetlands with some forested wetlands present on the property.
Ionia Natural Area
120 acres of prairie and riparian forest with stunning views of the Grand River and a picturesque prairie with an array of wildflowers.
Swains Lake Natural Area
8-acre prairie fen with high biological diversity of forbs, grasses, and sedges with habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Iosco Natural Area
This property begins with a planted red pine forest which transitions into a mature beech-maple forest.
Hillsdale Natural Area
7 acres of woods with high biological diversity with 800 feet of frontage along Fourth Lake
Atherton Natural Area
81 acres with mowed walking trails through forest and shrubland with views of Atherton Creek and the Looking Glass River