August 17, 2021 – Fox Island Lighthouse Association

Josh Cohen, Lead Ecologist for the Michigan Natural Features Inventory, a part of Michigan State University Extension, is out at the station with three other ecologists. They have a contact with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division to conduct vegetative mapping and ecological surveys on state land on South Fox and North Fox Islands. This project is part of a broader effort to evaluate the ecological integrity of islands across the Great Lakes.

They are collaborating with the Natural Resources Department of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians who have provided their boat and boat captain to transport the team.

Josh reports “We are excited to visit South Fox Island. It is truly one of our state’s most amazing places.”