The American Legion Post in Sparta was named trustee for the preserve and has provided regular maintenance ever since, operating from the fund that is invested in an account at a Sparta bank. And now the plants and animals await visitors. To enter the preserve, take the gravel road to the second curve on the west side of the acreage. The grave of William Krotz and a commemorative stone of his wife, Ellamae, are in the secluded center of the preserve. Many huge, equally spaced oaks line the west and south edges of the property, which includes heavy understory and steep ravines.
Grapevines form a roof over a section of the wide, grassy trail that leads through the preserve.