NAPP News

Natural Areas Preservation Program
Total Land Protected: 1,471 acres
Administered by WCPARC since 2001

WCPARC is pleased to announce the latest collaboration for land preservation! With financial support from the Ann Arbor Greenbelt Program, Superior Land Conservancy and Superior Charter Township, the Washtenaw County Natural Areas Preservation Program has acquired an additional 139 acres in Superior Townships LeFurge Woods/Prospect Road corridor! Two parcels were purchased55 acres and 84 acresboth adjacent to land already protected by the Superior Land Conservancy (SLC), the local division of the Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy.

Improvements at several existing preserves are also underway to make it much easier for visitors to access the protected land. A new preserve entrance and parking at the Ervin-Stucki Preserve in Bridgewater Township should be complete by summers end. A new boardwalk just west of the entrance will make walking to the River Raisin much easier, and drier! And, when visitors reach the rivers edge, they will find a brand new observation deck. Rebuilding the damaged bridge over the Raisin is planned as a future improvement. At the LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve, WCPARC is working with the Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy to complete improvements to the preserve entrance on Prospect Road, including a new entry sign, and a parking lot that will be open to the public.

Lynn Berni, Park Planner