Area 206 ha Established 1973 | Phone +1 517-655-5655 | |
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Location Upper Peninsula, Keweenaw County, Michigan USA Nearest city Copper Harbor, Michigan Governing body Michigan Nature Assoc. (non-profit) Address Burma Rd, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, USA Similar Manganese Falls, Fort Wilkins, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge an, Grinnell Memorial Nature S, Hunter's Point Park | ||
Birdcall in the estivant pines nature sanctuary
Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary is a 508-acre (2.06 km2) nature sanctuary in Keweenaw County, Michigan. It is maintained and preserved by the Michigan Nature Association.
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- Birdcall in the estivant pines nature sanctuary
- Estivant pines nature sanctuary odyssey visit 1
- History
- References
The sanctuary includes what is believed to be the last stand of virgin white pine forest in Upper Michigan. Some of the trees in the sanctuary are 130 to 150 feet high.
Estivant pines nature sanctuary odyssey visit 1
History
In the early 1970s logging began just south of what is now the sanctuary. The Michigan Nature Association (MNA) purchased the land and vowed to protect the 508 acres (2.06 km2) of precious woods.
References
Estivant Pines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA