Grand Traverse Natural Education Reserve
Trails north and south of the Ottaway Crossing Footbridge (just east of the Boardman River Nature Center) are open. The bridge is not yet open to the public. Please use caution when hiking, as steep and slick winter conditions may be present during ongoing restoration efforts.
Acreage: 505
Miles of trail: 7
Owned By: Grand Traverse County
Within the 505-acres of the Grand Traverse Natural Education Reserve, which adjoins Garfield Township’s Boardman Valley Nature Preserve to the north, are a marsh, swamp, level terrain, upland forest, pine forest, creek, and a river. The cover types of the area provide excellent habitat for beaver, otter, mink, fox, deer, and many other animals and birds. The Boardman River, the central feature of the Reserve, runs through the property.
Visit our two Chronolog sites on the Natural Education Reserve! Chronolog is a photo monitoring tool powered by people like you to view bottomlands restoration and changes to the environment over time.
