. ▁Just ▁down ▁the ▁trail ▁from ▁the ▁hom est ead ▁is ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁one - room ▁school house . ▁A ▁food ▁bank ▁in ▁Mid land ▁was ▁given ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁organ ic ▁produce ▁over ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁W et lands ▁trail ▁is ▁ 1 . 7 ▁miles ▁through ▁mar sh ▁and ▁rem nant ▁bog , ▁util izing ▁board wal ks ▁and ▁do cks ▁to ▁show ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁e cos ystem s . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁River ▁trail ▁runs ▁beside ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River ▁and ▁shows ▁an ▁old ▁river bed . ▁▁ ▁The ▁R idge ▁trail ▁follows ▁the ▁sand y ▁r idge ▁of ▁an ▁ancient ▁lake ▁and ▁shows ▁fields ▁that ▁are ▁becoming ▁wood lands . ▁ ▁The ▁wild flow er ▁walk way ▁has ▁native ▁Michigan ▁wild flow ers ▁from ▁late ▁spring ▁to ▁early ▁fall . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁Among ▁the ▁birds ▁typically ▁seen ▁along ▁rip arian ▁cor rid ors ▁are : ▁king fish ers , ▁p ile ated ▁wood pe ck ers , ▁wood ▁du cks , ▁war bl ers , ▁bald ▁e ag les , ▁great ▁horn ed ▁and ▁bar red ▁ow ls . ▁M amm als ▁present ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁water ▁include : ▁North ▁American ▁river ▁ot ters , ▁American ▁m ink , ▁be a vers , ▁mus kr ats , ▁and ▁racc o ons ; ▁all ▁are ▁active ▁at ▁dawn ▁and ▁d usk . ▁Also ▁common ▁are ▁de er , ▁wood ch uck s , ▁chip m