Hayes Nature - Control Burn Video

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The Hays Nature Preserve and the Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary provide environmental education and non-consumptive recreation while preserving the important and vanishing ecosystems with which they have been entrusted. The Preserve and the Sanctuary protect 1000 acres of bottomlands along the Flint River in Eastern Madison County. Observe the slide show about the Preserve and Sanctuary.

The Goldsmith Schiffman is an incredible asset to open space protection in Madison County. It and the adjacent Ellet donation form about 400 acres of swamp, ponds, and bottomlands. One of the most prominent critters there is beaver, but there are also many deer, wild turkeys, and hundreds of water fowl. Meadow inhabitants abound and hawks nest along the edge of the clearings. The Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary is not open as yet, but the City Ecologist leads special hikes there. Observe the video to get a feel for its uniqueness and the benefactress that donated it.