HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – A key piece of property has been added to North Ottawa Dunes in Spring Lake.
Ottawa County Parks has closed on an 80-acre parcel which will expand North Ottawa Dunes increasing the total acreage of the park to 593 acres. The additional land is located on the eastern edge of the park and surrounded on three sides by park property. Because of its geography and natural features, it has been considered an integral piece to add to the park by both Ottawa County Parks and Spring Lake Township for a decade.
The land was acquired by way of a property exchange between Spring Lake Township and David C. Bos Homes, a negotiation spearheaded by Spring Lake Township. Ottawa County Parks contributed $400,000 from their millage for the property.
According to a press release, the property is primarily backdune forest dominated by sugar maple, American beech, Eastern hemlock and red oak. Over thousands of years, these dunes have changed from bare sand to lush forest through a process called succession. North Ottawa Dunes features tremendous topography with a number of dunes exceeding 175 feet in height.
