Marshall Wildlife Conservation Area - eBird Hotspot
Habitat: Open Water, Marsh, Mixed Coniferous Forest, Northern Hardwood Forest.
Best Birds: Year round, you can find Bald Eagle soaring overhead or perching in some of the large white pines on the property. In the spring and summer. During spring migration, Trumpeter Swan have been observed. In the upland woods there are healthy populations of Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, and the occasional American Woodcock. Species of warbler such as Black-throated Green, Chestnut-sided, and Yellow-rumped likely breed here.
Directions: 48 miles SSE of Ironwood, MI. Take state Hwy. 70 west of Minocqua about 13 miles west of the intersection with Hwy. 51. Turn south on East Amber Lake Road and continue about 1 mile, then turn right onto N Amber Lake Ln and continue about 300 feet to the access trail near the southeast corner of the property.
Site Address and Additional Information:
The short trail system is kept in good shape and is walkable year-round. At the far end of the trail loop there is a small pier with benches overlooking the marsh. Other animals you might encounter here include deer, bear, porcupine, skunk, coyote, squirrels and chipmunks, and potentially wolves. Beaver and northern water snakes are common in the marsh.
N Amber Lake Ln, Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Conservation Fee Lands - Northwoods Land Trust
MarshallTrailMapweb.pdf (northwoodslandtrust.org)
Frank Schroyer and Ed Marshall
