Other wetland species present included balsam fir, hemlock, white pine, white spruce, red maple, American elm, and trembling aspen. Shrub swamps were also found on the sandy lake plain. The northern hardwood forests that dominated the dunes contained more red maple, red oak, hemlock, and white pine than did the northern hardwoods on the drumlin fields. Windthrows were noted in several swamps close to the shoreline. Surveyors noted wildfires near the shore along the eastern Leelanau Peninsula and behind sand dunes along the east shore of Grand Traverse Bay.
Residential development is rapid throughout the sub-subsection.
None identified to date. Small, steep-sided drumlin ridges remain forested or are converted to pasture land. Photo by D. Albert. Because of the scenic beauty, the orchards and agricultural lands are under tremendous development pressure for second homes.