The diversity of the wooded tract immediately north of the Muskegon Community College campus provides an ideal setting for an educational Natural Area.
A broad creek bed habitat is formed by Four Mile Creek as it makes its way to the Muskegon River. Variations in environmental factors on the slopes adjacent to the creek bed provide contrasting settings for studies of life forms and species. The upland aspect of the area supports an association of white pine, black and white oak. A nature trail has been developed in the southern part of the natural area. Most of the northern portion of the site remains undisturbed.