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Saugatuck Dunes Natural Area

Recognition: Legally Dedicated Natural Area Saugatuck Dunes Natural Area location (5427 bytes)
Size: 291 acres
Location: Approximately 7 miles southwest of Holland

 
Management: Saugatuck Dunes State Park
Activities: Hiking, cross-country skiing, bird watching, nature study, photography, wildflower viewing
Importance:
This area encompasses a complex of Lake Michigan shoreline (approximately 1 mile), open dunes, large blowouts, interdunal wetlands, and wooded dunes. Pitcher's thistle, listed as threatened by the state and federal governments, occurs within this area. In addition, migrating birds use the red oak dominated forested dunes in the spring and fall.


Saugatuck Dunes Natural Area
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