In 1935 the Forest Service set aside the one square mile (640 acres) north of this point as a natural area. It is administered for ecological research to obtain a better understanding of the natural processes governing the resources managed on the National Forests. Nothing has or will be done to alter nature’s work there except protecting the area from wildfire. The surrounding barrens are managed as part of the Chequamegon National Forest under a multiple use sustained yield program to provide timber, wildlife, and recreation.