The Deer Creek Easement preserves 7.5 acres of property that has been in the family of Doug and Valerie Miller family for at least 50 years. The forest contains beech, maple, tulip, shagbark hickory, and white oak and is split by Deer Creek. This type of forest cover, combined with a waterway, is an important stopping point and breeding ground for many species of birds. Additionally, the woods are part of a larger green infrastructure that covers adjacent properties throughout southwest Berrien County. This property also includes wetlands that are important sources of groundwater recharge. Protecting property along a tributary of the Galien River also protects water quality in the watershed.