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Lapeer County
=Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve= Jonathan Road Dryden, MI 48371 [|Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve web site]

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Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve
Coordinates: 42.8931187, -83.2191181 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve
Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve was established in 1977 when Elizabeth Graham donated the land to The Nature Conservancy. Ownership of the land was transferred to Seven Ponds Nature Center in 2003. Jonathan Woods consists of 145 acres in southwest Dryden Township and features an unusually varied and rugged terrain. Habitats include oak woods, mixed hardwoods, beech-maple forest, tamarack bog, yellow birch swamp, open hillside meadow, swamp forest, aspen stands, leatherleaf bog, and a hemlock stand. Jonathan Woods is also rich in animal life, containing all the common animals one would expect in a large woodland and some unusual for the area including River Otter, Four-toed Salamander, Acadian Flycatcher, Ovenbird and Scarlet Tanager.

There is no parking lot, so visitors must park along the road near the entrance without blocking traffic or nearby driveways. You may also share the trails with horseback riders since the preserve trails are part of the system maintained by the Metamora Hunt. **The trail system can be confusing so pickup a map and directions when you visit the Seven Ponds Nature Center Interpretive Building.** From [|Jonathan Woods Nature Preserve web site]

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