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Welcome to Howard Christensen Nature Center Preserved Habitats Wildlife Over Seven Miles of Beautiful Trails
Welcome to Howard Christensen Nature Center The Howard Christensen Nature Center, operated by Lily’s Frog Pad Inc., was established in 2011 as an independent nonprofit charitable organization. It operates year round and is governed by a volunteer board of advisors and managed by professional staff. The Howard Christensen Nature Center operated by Lily’s Frog Pad Inc. is solely supported by charitable [...]
Preserved Habitats Habitat Protection Areas (HPA) Are large tree protection areas in which a complete habitat of plants, soils, water regimes, animal life and nutrients work together to produce clean air, pure water, rich soils, and a population of animal life living and growing off of the biological productivity and diversity of the place. Forest floors are [...]
Wildlife We often have no appreciation of the value of the most potentially rich habitats, instead clearing them away in the interests of tidiness. Something as apparently simple and useless as rotting wood supports up to 1700 different species of invertebrate. Rotting wood on its own provides an amazing variety of different microhabitats. These also include [...]
Over Seven Miles of Beautiful Trails Download the map by clicking here.

Hours of Operation

Trails: Open From Dawn to Dusk - Free to public

Welcome Center Bathrooms: Open every day

Red Pine Interpretive Center: Mon thru Fri, 9:00am - 4:00pm - Saturday/Sunday 12:00pm - 4:00pm - unless closed for private parties (rentals).

Camp Lily's: Open - 530 - 20 Mile, Kent City, MI. Group Camping by registration


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Grant Writing Intern Needed

Grant Writing Intern Needed HCNC is looking for a grant-writing college intern. We promise lots of hands-on experience.  If you or someone you know might be interested please contact Cindy Perski at cperski@lilysfrogpad.com or 616-675-3158.

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche Owls

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche Owls   Night is not just a time for sleep. If you are an unlucky insomniac like I sometimes am, get up and listen outdoors. One night I was about to go bed just after midnight when our dog began barking. No one was in the drive but I then I [...]

Breakfast for two

Breakfast for two  Posted on 22 March 2013. Tags: David Marin, Mueller, David Marin, of Nelson Township, has been waiting a long time to get this photo. He finally got his chance last Thursday, March 14, at 9:45 a.m. “On rare occasions, the notoriously camera-shy and nervous pileated woodpeckers come to the suet at my [...]

Nature Center importance

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carson It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility. Rachel Carson Those who dwell, [...]

Winter Snowshoeing

Every Day is a good day to snowshoe in February! You and your loved ones can enjoy snowshoeing together on our scenic trails with or without a snowshoe guide – build a team and join the festive fun – snow permitting Weekends 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM or for extended hours call for pre-registration (616) [...]

 

Weather at Lily’s

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