Spring Summer Fall Available Amenities and Activities Parking Available Trails Available Description The Hailand Preserve includes over 1/4 mile on both sides of W. Conway Road. The habitat is a mix of open meadow, forested uplands, tag alder wetlands, and" /> Spring Summer Fall Available Amenities and Activities Parking Available Trails Available Description The Hailand Preserve includes over 1/4 mile on both sides of W. Conway Road. The habitat is a mix of open meadow, forested uplands, tag alder wetlands, and" /> Spring Summer Fall Available Amenities and Activities Parking Available Trails Available Description The Hailand Preserve includes over 1/4 mile on both sides of W. Conway Road. The habitat is a mix of open meadow, forested uplands, tag alder wetlands, and" /> Hailand/Helstrom Family Nature Preserves - Sunset Coast Birding Trail

Best Seasons to Visit

Spring Summer Fall

Available Amenities and Activities

Parking Available Trails Available

Description

The Hailand Preserve includes over 1/4 mile on both sides of W. Conway Road. The habitat is a mix of open meadow, forested uplands, tag alder wetlands, and beaver ponds which dam a small tributary to Crooked Lake. The Helstrom Preserve includes wetlands and a shrub/grass complex on wetlands with some uplands. The numerous springs found within the pond keep the water open much of the year, making it ideal waterfowl habitat especially during migration seasons. There is a small man-made pond located in the middle of the property. Historically the land was used for pasturing livestock. It is adjacent to the Hailand Preserve to the South and in close proximity to other protected lands. It has more than 1/4 mile of frontage on Conway Road.

For more information about the Little Traverse Conservancy please visit https://landtrust.org/

What’s Nearby

Petoskey, Harbor Springs

Notable Birds

Waterfowl, American Kestrel, Great Crested Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting

 

Photos

Photo by Todd Parker

Photo by Todd Parker

Photo by TMPetersen