The conservation easement will ensure permanent public recreational access to these lands for hunting, fishing, kayaking, biking, skiing, snowmobiling, designated ORV use, camping and hiking. It will also provide public access to Michigan's highest natural point, Mount Arvon, at 1,979 feet. The property borders 70 miles of state and federal lands, a natural extension for public use.

Michigamme Highlands contains high-quality habitat home to moose, white-tailed deer, black bears, pine martens, fishers, ruffed grouse, raptors and songbirds. The property includes the site where moose were reintroduced in the 1980s from Canada. It also contains over 4,800 acres of critical winter deer habitat. The project will ensure appropriate management of these habitats.

Michigamme Highlands includes more than 37 miles of rivers, 220 miles of perennial and intermittent streams, 96 ponds and lakes and over 13,600 acres of wetlands. These important waters provide habitat for fish including salmon, bass and pike, the legendary coaster brook trout, and brook, brown and rainbow trout.

The conservation easement will ensure that the forest is managed sustainably and keeps the working forest working. The property provides an estimated $4 million in local economic impact and 47 forestry jobs. The property will remain privately owned, maintaining local tax revenue.