List of National Natural Landmarks in Michigan

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are 12 National Natural Landmark

National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...

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Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

	Name	Location	County	Description
1	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area	42°18′58.004"N 84°11′46.49"W	Jackson Jackson County, Michigan As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...	A boreal bog forest illustrating the climax stage of succession in a sphagnum bog ecosystem.
2	Dead Stream Swamp Au Sable State Forest The Au Sable State Forest is a state forest in the north-central Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources....		Missaukee Missaukee County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,478 people, 5,450 households, and 4,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 8,621 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... , Roscommon Roscommon County, Michigan -Local attractions and activities:The community is centered in the area of two very large lakes, in the middle of large state forests. Wildlife are nearby, including bear, deer, eagles, Kirtland's Warblers, and turkeys. Local attractions and activities include:...	A large example of a northern white cedar swamp.
3	Dukes Research Natural Area Dukes Research Natural Area The Dukes Research Natural Area is a tract of northern hardwood forest located within the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest, a unit of the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Dukes Research Natural Area was listed in 1974 as a National Natural...		Marquette Marquette County, Michigan -National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Huron National Wildlife Refuge* Ottawa National Forest -University:Northern Michigan University is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula...	An undisturbed white cedar White Cedar White Cedar may refer to several different trees:* Cupressaceae: Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic White Cypress Cupressus lusitanica – Mexican White Cedar** Thuja occidentalis – Eastern Arborvitae* Meliaceae:... and mixed conifer swamp containing old-growth hardwood stands.
4	Grand Mere Lakes		Berrien Berrien County, Michigan Berrien County is a county located in the extreme southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph....	A unique ecological area containing four low areas created during the evolution of postglacial ancestors of Lake Michigan.
5	Haven Hill State Natural Area Highland Recreation Area Highland Recreation Area is a state recreation area in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in north Oakland County, west of Pontiac....		Oakland Oakland County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...	Contains all of southern Michigan's principal forest types in one small tract.
6	Newton Woods Newton Woods Newton Woods is a parcel of oak-hickory forest located in Cass County within the U.S. state of Michigan. The Newton tract was listed, in 1976 by the United States Department of the Interior, as a National Natural Landmark....		Cass Cass County, Michigan Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 51,104. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a total population of 316,663 and is sometimes considered part of Greater Michiana...	One of the last remaining old-growth, oak-mixed, hardwood stands on Michigan's lower peninsula.
7	Porcupine Mountains Porcupine Mountains The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning across the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. The area is part of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park...		Gogebic Gogebic County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,370 people, 7,425 households, and 4,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 10,839 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile... , Ontonagon Ontonagon County, Michigan -National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,818 people, 3,456 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 5,404 housing units...	Contains a large tract of white pine White Pine -Trees:* Trees in the pine subgenus Pinus subgenus Strobus** Eastern White Pine , one of these species, native to northeastern North America... with the best and largest stand of virgin northern hemlock in the lake states.
8	Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Au Sable State Forest The Au Sable State Forest is a state forest in the north-central Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources....		Roscommon Roscommon County, Michigan -Local attractions and activities:The community is centered in the area of two very large lakes, in the middle of large state forests. Wildlife are nearby, including bear, deer, eagles, Kirtland's Warblers, and turkeys. Local attractions and activities include:...	One of the best old-growth red pine Red Pine Pinus resinosa, commonly known as the red pine or Norway pine, is pine native to North America. The Red Pine occurs from Newfoundland west to Manitoba, and south to Pennsylvania, with several smaller, disjunct populations occurring in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia, as well... stands in the Central Lowlands.
9	Strangmoor Bog Seney National Wildlife Refuge The Seney National Wildlife Refuge is a managed wetland in Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It has an area of 95,212 acres . It is bordered by M-28 and M-77. The nearest town of any size is Seney, Michigan...		Schoolcraft Schoolcraft County, Michigan -National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Seney National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,903 people, 3,606 households, and 2,498 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile . There were 5,700 housing units...	One of the most southern, undisturbed patterned or stringed bogs in the country.
10	Tobico Marsh Tobico Marsh Tobico Marsh, located just north of Bay City, Michigan, is part of the Bay City Recreation Area. Tobico Marsh was designated as a registered National Natural Landmark in 1976 because of its large size, relatively undisturbed condition and variety of aquatic plant life...		Bay Bay County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 110,157 people, 43,930 households, and 30,048 families residing in the county. The population density was 248 people per square mile . There were 46,423 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...	A relatively undisturbed area with three distinct habitats.
11	Toumey Woods Toumey Woods Toumey Woods, also called the Toumey Woodlot, is a tract of Beech-maple forest located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan...		Ingham Ingham County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 279,320 people, 108,593 households, and 63,744 families residing in the county. The population density was 500 people per square mile . There were 115,056 housing units at an average density of 206 per square mile...	An extremely rare example of a virgin stand of beech- maple forest.
12	Warren Woods State Park Warren Woods State Park Warren Woods is a 311 acre state park in Berrien County, Michigan, near the town of Three Oaks. It is leased by private owners to the state of Michigan....		Berrien Berrien County, Michigan Berrien County is a county located in the extreme southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph....	The last known stand of virgin beech-maple forest in southern Michigan.

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