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It is located in the central portion of the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron and five miles (8 km) south of the city of Saginaw in the county's Spaulding and James townships. It was established in 1953 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl.
The Preserve was established in 1971, and named after Albert Sabo, who had been Director of the City of Kalamazoo's Utilities Department for 15 years until 1969. A large painted mural of the surrounding wetlands is on one of the interior walls of the preserve's main pump house. In 1992 the preserve was closed due to conflicts between trail users.
The Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge islands were set aside as resting places for migratory birds flying over the Great Lakes, but have drawn increased attention in the following decades for their Great Lakes ecosystem plant life, including the Dwarf Lake Iris, the state wildflower of Michigan, and Pitcher's thistle, both classified as ...
This is the list of Important Bird Areas in Michigan, the status of which is officially recognized. [1] Allegan State Game Area; Au Sable State Forest; Cross Village Township, Michigan; Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge; Fort Custer Recreation Area; Fort Custer Training Center; Harsens Island; Huron-Manistee National Forests; Lake ...
The birds crashed into McCormick Place Lakeside Center, a mostly-glass building located on the shore of Lake Michigan. Nearly 1,000 birds die in one night after hitting Chicago building Skip to ...
The Seney Canada goose breeding population had multiplied to 3,000 birds by 1956, and continued to expand thereafter even after local hunting was re-legalized. The Seney National Wildlife Refuge's Canada goose project is considered to have been one of the key programs in re-establishing the Canada goose as a major wetland bird of North America.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres (111 sq mi; 288 km 2).
Hiking columnist Susan Anderson chose a warm, sunny day to visit a Lake Monroe peninsula open to visitors during the week.