The site contains 63 acres of old-growth hemlock, beech, and sugar maple with yellow birch and small clusters of white pine. Tree size indicates the stand is between 150 and 200 years old. The outstanding features are its uniformity and the presence of hemlock seedlings and saplings. Within the site are several small sedge-sphagnum bogs covering about 7 acres. At the south end is abandoned agricultural land now succeeding naturally to forest.
Soils are sandy loams derived from the underlying glacial till.
Land Control - DNR Endangered Resources. This site does not require community management. Site inspections and monitoring are conducted periodically. There is no evidence of grazing or recent timber harvest except for some dead and downed timber removed for firewood. The site was designated a state natural area in May 1976.