Bear Lake Natural Area

 - Bear Lake Natural Area Location Map

 - South Campus, farms area, southwest of the intersection of I96 and Dunkel Dr.

 - Accessibility is limited due to the natural growth of vegetation and the terrain

 - Entrance Points - map

 - Access is easiest from the northwest corner of the natural area, off the bike path

 - Bear Lake Natural Area Location Map

 - Street parking available at the corner of Leawood Dr. and Wabash Rd.

 - 161 acres

 - Remanant northern Michigan forest/bog community

 - Contains six recognized vegetational zones: The Chamaedaphne-Decodon mat, mature bog forest remnants, high shrub zone, Betula-Larix zone, marginal fosse, and north fence clearing

 - 168 total vascular plant species have been identified in the bog (Hunter 1975)

 - Flanders, R. A. (1971). Temporal associations among woodland plants in southern Michigan. Michigan State University. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

 - Hunter, P.A. 1975. A botanical inventory of Bear Lake Bog. M.S. Thesis, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

 - Parmelee, George. W. 1947. Postglacial forest succession in the Lansing area of Michigan: A study of pollen spectra. M.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

 - Poland, T. M., & Mccullough, D. G. (2014). Comparison of trap types and colors for capturing emerald ash borer adults at different population densities. Environmental Entomology, 43(1), 157-170.

 - Ward, S. (2024). Bear Lake Natural Area Bio-inventory Report. Michigan State University.

 - Witter, S. G., Kline-Robach, R., Long, D. T., Bartholic, J., & Poston, F. (2001). MSU-Water: A new way of addressing water quality and quantity challenges. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, 119(1), 7.