TrailBlazer program focuses on prescribed burns
Walk a different Oakland County Park each week during the TrailBlazer Summer Walking Series. Learn about trails and the parks while getting your steps. Join our natural resources staff for a scenic excursion and learn more about prescribed burns from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Independence Oaks County Park - North.
The TrailBlazer Summer Walking Series is a free program featuring 1-mile informational hikes (trails available for longer hikes). Walkers should dress for the weather and bring a water bottle and bug spray.
So that appropriate social distancing can be maintained, please RSVP for the program by texting or calling 248-221-8040. This is a free program, but an Annual Vehicle Permit or daily park pass is required. A park map is available online at OaklandCountyParks.com.
Face masks are required if the program is under a tent or in close quarters where social distancing cannot be maintained. Masks are not required for the outdoor walking portion of the program. Oakland County Parks and Recreation follows Centers for Disease Control and Oakland County Health Division protocols to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. These measures are being taken for the safety of staff and guests.
Independence Oaks - North
Independence Oaks-North, featuring a 312-foot boardwalk connecting to a 180-foot-long fishing dock, is located one mile north of Independence Oaks County Park. Park visitors can portage and launch canoes, kayaks or other registered portable non-motorized boats. All watercraft must be hand carried along a 1,200-foot-long gravel trail from the parking lot to the lake. The docks are located in the northern kettle of Upper Bushman Lake in approximately 15’-19’ of water. Anglers can fish for Large-mouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Rock Bass, Bullhead Catfish, Northern Pike and Croppie. Anglers must follow Michigan Department of Natural Resources rules including possession of a fishing license. A Catch-and- Release Only Special Designation is enforced on Upper Bushman Lake as a result of Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Order 244, making it the only public access lake in Southeast Michigan managed with special fishing regulations. Anglers can catch fish, but must release them back into the lake to support this high quality fishery. The 31-acre lake has limited spawning habitat and had little to no fishing pressure historically so without the order, Upper Bushman Lake would be overharvested and would not perform at its biological potential.
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