US-MI-Dauner+Martin+Sanctuary


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Genesee County
=Dauner Martin Sanctuary= Fenton Road / North Leroy Road Fenton, MI 48430 [|Dauner Martin Sanctuary web site] [|Dauner Martin Sanctuary map]

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Dauner Martin Sanctuary
Coordinates: 42.8145755, -83.7004566 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Dauner Martin Sanctuary
Located in Fenton, Dauner Martin is one of five Michigan Nature Association sanctuaries located within a city limit. The sanctuary is perfect for those who want to get away from it all and have some peace and quiet without traveling hundreds of miles up north. Visitors are able to walk down 4.5 miles of marked trails while gazing at hundreds of colorful wildflowers, indulging in bird watching and seeing plentiful deer. The sanctuary also has numerous benches to relax on.

In 1998 Robert J. Martin and sister, Marion T. Martin, long time residents of Fenton, deeded their land to the Michigan Nature Association. Robert Martin said he didn’t want to see the farmland and woods, which once belonged to his grandparents, disturbed from here on. Through the years, he had planted thousands of small pines as a reforestation project. Some are now older than 50 years. Other species such as oak, elm, cherry, maple, and ash are also prevalent on the property. From [|Dauner Martin Sanctuary web site]

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