NAPP News

Natural Areas Preservation Program Total Protected Land (since 2001): 748 acres -

Back in May 2005, another precious piece of the Huron River corridor was protected as a natural area. The 29-acre Burns-Stokes Preserve is the latest addition to the County’s growing list of NAPP properties. With high quality natural features such as 3,500 feet of Huron River frontage, mature upland and river floodplain forests, and native prairie patches this land provides excellent wildlife habitat and birding opportunities. The property is valuable from a historical perspective as well. Portions of an old mill dam and race provide evidence of the site’s former use and an important reminder of the water-powered past of local area industry.