Bird Song Preserve Adds 162 Acres

Bird Song Nature Preserve (photo from Superior Charter Township)

from Superior Charter Township Facebook

Superior Township, in Washtenau County, Michigan, will add 162 acres to the BirdSong Nature Preserve. This will increase the preserve to 322 acres, stretching from Cherry Hill Road to Vreeland Road.

The Michigan Land Conservancy purchased the property in 2021 with the goal of transferring it to Superior Township once funding was secured. The entire $1.7 million purchase price is being covered by grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Ducks Unlimited, Ann Arbor Greenbelt program, and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. No taxpayer dollars are being used.

The Superior Township Parks and Recreation Commission has also been busy restoring natural habitat to the portion it currently manages north of Vreeland Road. Eleven acres of bare farm field have beeb planted with native wildflowers. A 1.2 mile walking trail has been created to enable visitors to enjoy this new landscape. A parking lot and other site amenities will be added.

The preserve is appropriately named as 181 species of birds have already been observed on the property.

See Superior Township Parks


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Dexter-Huron Metropark May Connect to VanCurler

Dexter-Huron Metropark (photo from Dexter-Huron Metropark, Creative Commons license)

from The Sun Times News

Although this is more eastern than western Michigan, celebrating connections that allow for longer adventures is something GOTC news always wants to do. These areas are northwest of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and this connection will add a spur to the Washtenaw County Border-to-Border trail that is in development. In a straight line, about a mile of land will be traversed by the trail.

In July, Scio Township voted to devote up to $11,000 for designing and engineering of a walking path to connect VanCurler Preserve and the Dexter-Huron Metropark.

Van Curler Preserve includes 90 acres with forests, wetlands, prairies and river bluffs. The trail connection will help alleviate cramped parking at Van Curler by providing an alternate access from the larger parking area in Dexter-Huron Metropark.

The new trail will also create a safer crossing of the Huron River.

See Border to Border Trail


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