Jenney Woods

Fredonia Township, Calhoun County

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Conservation Area: Jenney Woods - 156.26 Acres

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Location: Fredonia Township, Ceresco, Michigan

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Parcel: Section 7

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Street Address: C Drive South & 12 Mile Road, Marshall, MI

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Conservation Area Description

Jenney Woods contains approximately 156 acres. There are three tracts labeled at Jones 1 (121.60 acres), Jones 2 (13.60 acres) and Jones 3 (21.06. acres.

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Jones 1 consists of dry-me sic southern forest.

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Jones 2 and Jones 3 contain grassland and wetland. A poorly drained pin oak/swamp white oak and silver maple swamp located on a broad, flat sandy out-wash channel with mature woods on the south boundary and surrounded by agricultural fields on all sides. County Road runs on the western boundary of the property.

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Education and Research

Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Landowner Incentive Program Grant awarded Calhoun Conservation District a grant in 2016 to develop and maintain the wildlife habitat through native grass and wildflower planting on ten acres of the the property.

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United States Fish & Wildlife Service awarded Calhoun Conservation District a grant in 2016 from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative  (GLRI) Partners to restore one acre of wetland. 

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Revenue Sources

Rotational timber harvests to manage properties are conducted periodically.

A timber harvest at Jenney Woods was last done in May 2014.

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Hunting Lease Rights

The Jenney Woods Property has been enrolled into the Hunter's Access Program for year round use.

The property includes safety zones near residences, for a total of 146 acres of hunting

land available to the public. There is a limit of five hunter's at one time,

and you must register at the headquarters every time you visit. ​

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Directions and Information

Please contact the Calhoun Conservation District for Jenney Woods driving directions

at (269) 781-4867, ext. 5 or e-mail calhouncd@gmail.com.

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          Jenney Woods Property Map with Safety Zones​

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